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Hold'em and Pineapple family

Crazy Pineapple poker rules

3 Cards / See the Flop - Then Discard

Hole cards
3
Board
1 community board
Betting
No-Limit
Players
2-7 players
Pot
High hand
Family
Hold'em and Pineapple family

What is Crazy Pineapple?

Crazy Pineapple deals three private cards instead of Hold'em's two. You keep all three through preflop and flop betting, then each active player privately discards one card and continues with two.

From the turn onward it plays exactly like No-Limit Hold'em, with the best five-card hand from any combination of hole and board cards.

No-Limit, 2-7 players; the most popular bridge from Hold'em into Dealer's Choice games.

Starting cards

3 private cards. No-Limit betting.

How to play

  1. Preflop betting, then deal the flop.
  2. Flop betting while players still hold 3 cards.
  3. Each active player privately discards ONE card and continues with 2. Discarded cards are permanently dead.
  4. Deal the turn, then turn betting.
  5. Deal the river, then river betting and showdown.

Showdown

Make the best five-card hand using 0, 1, or 2 hole cards and the community board.

Hand rankings in Crazy Pineapple

High Hand

  1. Royal Flush
  2. Straight Flush
  3. Four of a Kind
  4. Full House
  5. Flush
  6. Straight
  7. Three of a Kind
  8. Two Pair
  9. One Pair
  10. High Card

Royal Flush is the highest possible Ace-high Straight Flush.

Common mistakes

  • Discarding before the flop: in Crazy Pineapple the discard happens after flop betting, not before the flop.
  • Expecting to see opponents' discards: discarded cards are permanently dead and remain private.
  • Forgetting that only two cards remain for the turn, river and showdown.
  • Pineapple

    Pineapple discards its third card before the flop; Crazy Pineapple lets you see the flop and bet with all three cards first.

See how Crazy Pineapple lines up against every other game in the poker variants comparison table.

Crazy Pineapple FAQ

When do you discard in Crazy Pineapple?

After flop betting. Each active player privately discards one card and continues with two for the turn, river and showdown.

How does showdown work?

Like Hold'em: make the best five-card hand using 0, 1 or 2 hole cards and the community board.

What is the difference between Pineapple and Crazy Pineapple?

The timing of the discard. Pineapple discards before the flop; Crazy Pineapple discards after flop betting.