Pineapple Strategy Thread

[eastsidejohnny]

Did I play it right?

eastsidejohnny (dealer)



Discard: 4 5 4 K


Wazzup



Discard: 4 6 5 2

[OneByPhi]

Did I play it right?

eastsidejohnny (dealer)



Discard: 4 5 4 K


Wazzup



Discard: 4 6 5 2

I would have set the 3 in the mid although it wouldn't really have changed the outcome.

On the first draw when you pull 847, I think your play is fine because you leave flush over straight as a possibility and you have seven 2-pair outs for the mid. Yeah, if you had broken off the flush draw and played the 4 low on this draw and the other 4 low on the 3rd draw you would have made FL, but with 8 hearts still live at this point, it's too early to give up on the flush draw. When the 2nd draw brings a flush card and a Q, your play is automatic.

On the third draw, your play is the only one with any upside (and it has big upside). Unless you intend to break everything off and just try to make a legal hand, there is no other play at this point. You could play the A up and the Q in the mid to try to win the top hand. WAZZUP's hand is already made with trips low and 2-pair mid, so he's not going to foul. He has the bare Q on top, so he's drawing live for FL and could easily draw something that beats you if you play the safety and make AQ3 up. It doesn't seem wise to make the "safe" play when there's a pretty good chance that you'll get scooped anyway.

You need to draw an A and a heart on the end (not bloody likely, I'll grant you, but not impossible) to make FL. Just go for it.