Pineapple Strategy Thread

[OneByPhi]

Do you shift gears on the 1st draw and give up on the bottom flush by setting a pair of aces down there?


Eric



Discard: 4 4 7 7


BaldBullBot (dealer)



Discard: 2 9 2 6

This is similar to the previous hand. I would have set A / 3 / T 9 8. 1st draw play A top and 5 mid. 2nd draw play 9 low and 4 mid (lamenting playing the 5 instead of the 4 mid first draw, but the 5 was more live at the time). 3rd draw play 3 mid and 8 low. 4th draw play 5 mid and K on top, making FL.

You finish with
A A K
3 5 4 3 5
T 9 8 9 8

Again, the idea behind both hands is to get FL cards to the top on the set. I know a strong case can be made for setting xxx / A 3 / T 9 8 instead, and I think that's fine too (although as the cards fell it would not have made FL). I know I love AA on top a little too much and that sometimes gets me in trouble. But in both of these 2 hands I'd say don't fall in love with 3-flushes to the point that you give away the value of FL cards.

[Eric]

This is similar to the previous hand. I would have set A / 3 / T 9 8.

Same thing here. I'm not sure when to keep the 3-flush together and when to break it on the initial 5 card set.