Atomic Pineapple

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TLDR

A Hold’em variant where players whittle a five card hand down to just two.

Forced Money

The game is played with a button and blinds.

Dealing Procedure

Each player is dealt five hole cards face down, followed by a round of betting at the small bet limit.

Before the flop is dealt, each player discards one hole card.

Three community cards are placed face up (“the flop”). This is followed by a round of betting at the small bet limit.

Each player discards another hole card.

One additional community card is placed face up (“the turn”). This is followed by a round of betting at the big bet limit.

Each player discards another hole card, leaving them with two hole cards.

One additional community card is placed face up (“the river”). This is followed by a round of betting at the big bet limit. This is followed by a showdown.

Evaluating the Showdown

The best high five-card hand wins the pot. Hands are made using zero, one, or two cards cards from each player’s hand and up to three cards from the board.

Notes

This section was added to describe the game being used for the Crayfish Atomic Pineapple event at BARGE 2026.