Pineapple Hold’em, or simply Pineapple, is a variant of Texas Hold’em poker. In this game, each player is dealt three hole cards instead of two at the start of the hand. After a round of betting, each player must discard one of their three cards, leaving them with the standard two hole cards before the flop is dealt. The rest of the hand is played like a regular game of Texas Hold’em.

The main difference with this version is there is a single JOKER added to the deck. This Joker acts as a wild card representing any card the holder chooses.

1. The Joker can be used as ANY card you want
2. All hands rankings still follow traditional Texas Hold’em rules
3. The best hand a Joker can be is 4 Aces with the Joker acting as a King Kicker
4. The Joker CAN NOT make a hand that doesn’t appear in the traditional Texas Hold’em playbook (No 5 Aces or Joker High Straight)