Comments on: Shrinkage - A New Poker Game http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/ I don't want to believe, I want to know. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:03:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Puck http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/#comment-156591 Puck Sun, 30 Mar 2008 10:15:05 +0000 http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/#comment-156591 A quick check of Wikipedia shows that Pineapple is similar, though you're only dealt three cards. Variations have a discarding preflop or postflop, not at all but you can only use 0, 1, 2 of your three, or no discard and you can use any number of your three cards to make a hand. The fun thing I've found about Shrinkage is that you get some tough decisions for what to discard. Do you keep the cards that have a made hand of moderate strength, or throw one of htem away on the chance you might draw to a much stronger hand? A quick check of Wikipedia shows that Pineapple is similar, though you’re only dealt three cards. Variations have a discarding preflop or postflop, not at all but you can only use 0, 1, 2 of your three, or no discard and you can use any number of your three cards to make a hand.

The fun thing I’ve found about Shrinkage is that you get some tough decisions for what to discard. Do you keep the cards that have a made hand of moderate strength, or throw one of htem away on the chance you might draw to a much stronger hand?

]]> By: Rog http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/#comment-156587 Rog Sun, 30 Mar 2008 08:26:14 +0000 http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/#comment-156587 My roomie exclaims that this poker variant already exists as one of the extensions of Pineapple. Looking it up, the base form of Pineapple just discards in the first round, but it's not too hard to imagine continuing that process. My roomie exclaims that this poker variant already exists as one of the extensions of Pineapple. Looking it up, the base form of Pineapple just discards in the first round, but it’s not too hard to imagine continuing that process.

]]> By: Jim http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/#comment-155987 Jim Fri, 21 Mar 2008 20:21:29 +0000 http://www.holycow.com/joe/archives/2008/03/21/shrinkage-a-new-poker-game/#comment-155987 I'm all for some "shrink & drink" this weekend... I’m all for some “shrink & drink” this weekend…

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