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Pineapple Poker Tournaments
Pineapple is a hold'em variant with three hole cards: each player discards one and plays the rest of the hand like Texas hold'em.
- Events
- 8
- Festivals
- 2
- Average Entries
- 70
- Total Prize Pools
- $54.8K
- Buy-ins
- $96 - $252
Pineapple events at live festivals in Asia and Oceania in the last 12 months; prize pools and buy-ins in US dollars.
Upcoming Pineapple Events
Full Schedule| Date | Event | Festival | Buy-in | Guaranteed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29 | #14 ATOMIC PINEAPPLE SUPER TURBO |  KPC Jeju 2026 Seogwipo-si | KRW 300,000 | - |
| Nov 4 | #65 NL ATOMIC PINEAPPLE SUPER TURBO |  Red Dragon Jeju 2026Seogwipo-si | KRW 300,000 | - |
| Nov 7 | #90 NLH ATOMIC PINEAPPLE SUPER TURBO | Red Dragon Jeju 2026Seogwipo-si | KRW 300,000 | - |
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Based on data from AsiaPokerHub and generated using AI assistance. Fact-checked by László Csajbók, October 27, 2026.
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The Rules in Short
- Pineapple: three hole cards, one discarded before the flop.
- Crazy pineapple: the discard comes after the flop betting round.
- Pineapple OFC: a version of open-face Chinese takes its name from it.
- Other variants: some versions change when the extra card is discarded; the house rules say how.
- The hand: after the discard, the best five cards from two hole cards and the board.
Pineapple at Live Festivals in Asia
The lists on this page come from our festival database and update as organizers publish their schedules and results.
Biggest Pineapple Results
| Event | Festival | Winner | Entries | Prize Pool |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #117 Hyper Turbo Home Games - Atomic Pineapple (Get 5 Cards, Discard 1 After Betting Preflop, Flop, Turn)Nov 24 2025 |  APT Championship Taipei 2025 Taipei |  Abigail Caroline Merk | 154 | TWD 369.6K~$11.8K |
| #22 Atomic Pineapple - Hyper TurboFeb 1 2026 |  Poker Dream 20 Malaysia Genting Highlands |  Jiahao Tong | 67 | MYR 42.1K~$10.7K |
| #23 Atomic Pineapple - Hyper TurboApr 13 2026 | Poker Dream 21 MalaysiaGenting Highlands |  Eugene Lim | 53 | MYR 41.7K~$10.5K |
| #19 Hyper Turbo Home Games - Atomic Pineapple (Get 5 Cards, Discard 1 After Betting Preflop, Flop, Turn)Nov 15 2025 | APT Championship Taipei 2025Taipei | Jin Wang | 110 | TWD 264K~$8.7K |
| #46 Crazy Pineapple - No-Limit Hold'emMar 3 2026 |  PS Championship III Taipei 2026Taipei |  Pussacha Nonsing | 54 | TWD 225.6K~$7.2K |
| #89 Crazy Pineapple – Hyper TurboAug 29 2026 | PS Championship IV Taipei 2026Taipei |  Seiru Nomura | 25 | TWD 104.4K~$3.3K |
| #55 Atomic Pineapple (7-Handed)Aug 26 2026 | PS Championship IV Taipei 2026Taipei |  Horace Leung | 28 | TWD 81.9K~$2.6K |
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Frequently Asked Questions
Three, and you discard one, so you end with two like in hold'em.