Pineapple Strategy Thread

[Eric]

Did I get too greedy with my set on the 2nd draw?

Eric



Discard: 3 9 6 4


BaldBullBot (dealer)



Discard: 7 2 Q T

[OneByPhi]

Did I get too greedy with my set on the 2nd draw?

Eric



Discard: 3 9 6 4


BaldBullBot (dealer)



Discard: 7 2 Q T

I think your play is okay, but since the draw contained a 9 and a spade, the decision is pretty thin. After playing the trips in the mid and the Q on top on the 2nd draw, you have 2 live Qs, 3 live As, and 3 live Ks to try to make an FL hand on top, and there are still 7 spades in the deck with 2 draws to come, giving you a 78% chance of making the flush. You could have played the spade low to complete the flush and the 9 in the mid to make 2 pair, and the FL outs for the top are almost the same (you only sacrifice the Q you played to the top on this draw).

I think your more aggressive line is justifiable although the safer line is probably a little better. However, if the other cards had not contained a 9, then your play would have been mandatory.

[Eric]

You could have played the spade low to complete the flush and the 9 in the mid to make 2 pair, and the FL outs for the top are almost the same (you only sacrifice the Q you played to the top on this draw).

I think you mean play the queen on bottom for the flush but keep the 4 mid for trips, right? This way we still beat a high 2-pair mid. I think this is the best line if we don't take the more aggressive line.

[OneByPhi]

I think you mean play the queen on bottom for the flush but keep the 4 mid for trips, right? This way we still beat a high 2-pair mid. I think this is the best line if we don't take the more aggressive line.

I was talking about this hand:

Did I get too greedy with my set on the 2nd draw?

Eric



Discard: 3 9 6 4


BaldBullBot (dealer)



Discard: 7 2 Q T

Yeah, I said 4 low 9 mid, but I failed to notice that the Q was the Q. D'oh! For some reason I didn't notice that the Q filled the flush too, so my point was that on the second draw you could have played the 4 in back to complete the flush and the 9 in the mid to make 2-pair and still have 8 live FL cards with 2 draws to come to try to luck into an FL hand with the back and mid already rock-solid. You played the third 4 to the mid (forgoing the flush) and the Q on top, and then never completed the flush. Your play still had a decent chance to finish the flush, but since the draw contained both two spades and the trip card, I think playing the Q in back and the trips in the mid was the better play, now that I am paying attention