Left/Right/Center (Pass The Pineapple)

• Poker with 5 Community Cards

• Best 5 card poker hand

• Number of players: 2-10

• Stakes: No Limit (typical), Pot Limit, Fixed

• Wild cards: yes

Overview

Left/Right/Center (LCR) is a game that plays similar to Pass The Pineapple. The object is to make the best possible five-card hand using a combination of hole cards and five community cards.

Players are dealt four hole cards.  Players will each pass two of their cards.  Like Texas Hold 'em must make a five-card hand using any combination of the cards from their hand and from the community cards. 

How To Play

• Each player is dealt four cards face down, starting with the player to the left of the dealer.

• There is a round of betting where each player can fold, call, or raise. Betting starts left of the dealer or left of the big blind.

• Community cards are dealt as a three card street (flop), a one card street (turn) and a one card street (river) with betting rounds following each street.  A "burn" card is dealt before each street.

• After the flop is dealt, each player must pass one of their cards to the player on their left and one of their cards to the player on their right.  Cards must be selected to be passed before any received cards are revealed.  Players that have already folded are skipped during the card passing process.

• Each of the players will end up with 4 cards after the passing.  Players will then discard one of their 4 cards.

• The lowest card in their hand and all other cards of the same value are wild cards for that player.  Aces are always considered high when determining the wild card.

Determining the Winner

Each makes their best five-card poker hand using any five cards from their hand and from the community cards.

Aces can play high or low for determination of the winning hand.