Pineapple Poker
Play Pineapple poker online! No downloads needed!
Pineapple Poker is the ultimate game of skill & chance combined. Pineapple Poker gives you one extra card in your hand making for better hands (more flushes, more straights!) and more out-and-out gaming action at the tables. Our Poker gives you a quicker taste of the action than you'll find anywhere else online and includes super-fast single-elimination tournaments for all those poker players who don't have hours to waste playing through vast multi-table tournaments.
Designed for poker players, by poker players, you're now one single click away from playing poker alongside our other superb skill-based games.
Like many of our games you can enjoy the slick animations and comprehensive game options and statistics to speed up or inform your play and (of course) enable full screen graphics. Click on the 'Play' button above to find other players to compete with.
How to Enter
Step 1: Make sure you have funds in your account
We accept Visa, Mastercard and Debit cards, Paypal, Neteller, ClickandBuy, Click2Pay and Moneybookers accounts as well as Bank transfers and Cheques. Click on "Deposit funds" anywhere on the site to add funds to your account.
Step 2: Open Lobby
Open up our Multiplayer Lobby by clicking on the Play Now button on this page.
Step 3: Join or create a game
Join one of the open challenges in the Lobby by clicking "Join", then "Start Game" when the game window opens. Alternatively, create your own table by clicking "Create New Table" and choosing your game type and stake.
Note: it's always worth reading the Quickstart Guide, Game Instructions and our Skill School before playing for high stakes. Why not play our bot players for free first too so that you get a feel for the game.
Step 4: Play!
Good luck!
Rankings
Please note that players can check their own progress in a game by clicking on their own name in the Lobby. All players start with 1500 points and the more cash games you win the higher your ranking will climb. All players can play with other players but if you improve significantly you may find that our weaker "bot" players, RookieBot and AmateurBot, will stop accepting your challenges. ProBot is happy to play all players. For your guidance we rank people according to their rating as follows, please note that we do not allow players to see other players' ratings
The Object of the Game
In most types of poker each player receives a hand of cards. In between the players five shared 'community cards' are placed face-up. With the cards in their hand and the shared community cards each player is trying to make the best possible hand.
Players compete head-to-head over a series of hands with the ultimate goal of winning all their opponent's chips and being declared the winner of the match.
When the match ends the winner receives the 'pot' of real money staked at the outset of the match by both players (less a small rake paid to the house as commission).
We have two types of heads-up poker to choose from: Texas Hold 'Em poker or Pineapple Poker.
In Texas Hold 'Em poker each player receives just two cards in their hand which they hold on to throughout the hand. In Pineapple Poker there's one big difference - an extra card.
Players of Pineapple Poker each receive three cards at the beginning of the hand. Mid-way through play each player is forced to discard a single card from their hand. This happens after the first three community cards are placed between the players (called 'the flop') although the players now have another opportunity to bet before being forced to discard.
If a player doesn't choose to discard the first card in the player's hand (the left-most card in the player's hand) will be automatically discarded for them.
In all our poker games each player receives 1,000 in virtual in-game chips at the outset. Players play through each hand making bets with these chips until one player runs out of chips and a winner is declared.
Forced bets, called "blinds" are made by the players at the outset of every hand. The blinds start at 10/20 (10 'small blind' for one player, 20 'big blind' for the other) and escalate every few hands ensuring a winner is declared after a just few minutes of play.
The Flop, the Turn & the River
Like in other popular forms of poker, each player makes their bets according to the information available during their hand. As more community cards are laid face-up between the players, there is more information and possibly a better hand to be made.
When the initial 'flop' of three shared community cards are dealt onto the table each player has an opportunity to bet (or fold, conceding the hand) before discarding one of their three cards in their hand. Once the players have bet, and discarded, the fourth community card is dealt onto the table. This is called "the Turn". Players have another opportunity to bet (or fold) before the fifth & final community card is dealt: "the River". One final round of betting takes place between the players before each player's hand is revealed and a winner of that hand declared.
There are a number of easy-to-use betting buttons, each one labelled with the type of bet you can make. Clicking the "MIN" betting button makes the minimum bet possible. The "ALL-IN" button does exactly that - betting all you remaining chips on the current hand. The "POT" button places a bet which is exactly the amount of virtual chips already in the pot between the two players.
Want to define your own bet? It's easy! Just click in the white text-entry window and type the exact amount of the bet or use the left-to-right slider to increase or decrease your bet.
During the game each player has access to additional information designed to make the game easier and more enjoyable to play. There are two "slide-out" tabs positioned on the right-hand side of the game window.
The first is the "Your Best Hand" tab which keeps you updated on the best possible hand you can make from the cards in your hand and the shared community cards on the table.
The second is the "Statistics" slid-out tab which shows you information on the hands played or player's performance during the match.
These slide-out tabs can each be revealed by clicking on the arrows placed on the edge of the slide-outs. Click again to hide them away.
Poker Rake & Blinds
Poker MatchPlay Rake
All numbers stated below are in pounds sterling (£) unless otherwise indicated. The Rake (also called "commission") remain the same no matter what currency you play in!
The table below displays the % commission payable on every 2-player pot in Pineapple & Texas Hold 'Em MatchPlay games.
|
Stake |
Total Pot |
Commission |
% Commission |
|
£1,000.00 |
£2,000.00 |
£200.00 |
10.0% |
|
£500.00 |
£1,000.00 |
£100.00 |
10.0% |
|
£200.00 |
£400.00 |
£40.00 |
10.0% |
|
£100.00 |
£200.00 |
£20.00 |
10.0% |
|
£50.00 |
£100.00 |
£10.00 |
10.0% |
|
£25.00 |
£50.00 |
£5.00 |
10.0% |
|
£10.00 |
£20.00 |
£2.00 |
10.0% |
|
£5.00 |
£10.00 |
£1.00 |
10.0% |
|
£2.50 |
£5.00 |
£0.50 |
10.0% |
|
£1.00 |
£2.00 |
£0.20 |
10.0% |
|
£0.50 |
£1.00 |
£0.10 |
10.0% |
Example: A plays B at a MatchPlay game for £5. A wins and is returned £9.00 (he nets £4.00).
Poker MatchPlay Blinds
Every MatchPlay poker game (whether Pineapple or Texas Hold 'Em) has blinds which increase every few hands of play, ensuring a winner is declared after a few minutes. Here's how the blinds increase during each MatchPlay game.
Every player starts the Match with 1,000 virtual chips, irrespective of the currency of their account and the money staked by the players which is in the 2-player pot.
|
Small Blind |
Big Blind |
Hands per Level |
|
10 |
20 |
5 |
|
20 |
40 |
5 |
|
50 |
100 |
5 |
|
100 |
200 |
5 |
|
200 |
400 |
5 |
|
500 |
1,000 |
5 |
|
1,000 |
2,000 |
5 |
