Roy #1

$1,400 in the pot with a total of 16 players this week.

We had Ray, Chris R and Gavin in the top three.

Ray had lost the majority of his stack in the previous hand to Chris and was left with a stack of 10k. Ray went all in blind for his 10k stack and Chris called. Ray turned over 7 4 off and Chris had A7 in Spades. The flop came out J T 2 (all spades)...... Bad luck Ray. Chris flopped the Nut flush and Ray was dead before the turn. A and a Q on the turn and river.

Heads up was between Chris and Gavin, Chris being the big stack. Gavin pushed with A2 on his SB and got called off by Chris with J5 in Diamonds. Gavin's flopped a pair of 2's (9 K 2). The turn blanked with a 3 and the much anticipated river delivered Chris his Jack! Bad luck Gavin.

Noel Takes Out #1

We had 16 players and a prizepool of $1,400  this week.

Our three cash finalists were: Gary, Noel and Ray.

Gary pushed with AQ, Ray was sitting in wait and called with KK. We had 3 T 6 2 5 on the board, Ray dodged the Ace and Kings held up.

Noel and Ray played out head's up over three blind levels. Chip stacks yoyoed and chip leader switched a couple of times. By the end there was around 30 BB's in play. Noel pushed pre ad was called by Ray; A5 vs J7. The community cards were:  T 2 2 2 Q. Nobody hit the board for the final hand but at least both players hit trips! Well done Noel, taking it out with his Ace high playing.

The Sweet Taste of Pineapple Victory

This weekend was full of excitement at Dunedin Casino as we launched Crazy Pineapple for the first time in New Zealand.

18 eager players turned up for the New Zealand Crazy Pineapple Poker Championship. With a prize-pool of almost $4,000 the stakes were high.

The competition was slow and steady and we had our final table after about four hours. Top three were paid. They were Aaron M, Alex M and Josh B.

Aaron was short stack as he went all in with A-4-? Josh called with K-K-? Board was 10-7-6-7-A and with Aaron rivering top 2-pair, he got a nice double-up.

After losing out on a few big pots, Alex went all-in post-flop with J(c)-8(c)-? Josh called holding 9-6-? With q-4(c)-9(c)-3-K on the board, Alex missed his flush and Josh's pair of 9's was enough to stay in the game. Alex still took home 3rd place prize, a Crazy Pineapple T-shirt and a golden pineapple.

Josh was next to go all-in with Q-A-? (suited). Aaron called with 10-10-? Board was 3-7-6-J-J so Aaron's 2-pair won him the tournament and first ever Crazy Pineapple Championship in NZ. He also took away with him the trophy and some pineapple souvenirs. Well done.

Robbing the Competition

We had quite the modest turnout with 15 players this week, 1st place still left with over $600.

The field condensed to out top 3 of: Alex, Ray and Robert.

Ray and Alex both got it in on the flop with one pair and a jack kicker on a board of: 8 3 A 5 2. Alex's pair of 8's was still good by the river.

Heads up was between Robert and Alex. The two played it out for around 15 mins until the final play. Robert got it all in on the turn, Alex with J 3 and Robert holding A6,  J A 8 2 7 on the board. Robert with a pair of Aces, he was called by Alex with 2nd pair (J). Without a Jack or three for Alex, Robert's Ace held up.

Nicely played Rob!

Big Win for Peasant Poker!

Tonight we had 24 players.  Some solid action during the rebuy period lead to a solid pot of just under $2,100.

Top 4 got paid, we had: Alex, Mau, Ray and Gary as our finalists.
Alex was the one to send home 4th place. Ray holding J9, Alex with KQ. A King on the river sealed the deal.

Mau called Gary's push, 8 6 up against QT. 6 3 9 T J on the board and Mau overtakes Gary on the turn and holds up.

Alex and Mau played out heads-up without a deal. Mau climbed his way up to 100k chips against roughly 200k in Alex's stack. Final hand: Alex limped in pre-flop, Mau raised to 25k, Alex raised all-in, Mau called. Alex with A6, Mau holding KQ. community cards: 8 2 6 T J. Nicely played out Alex!

Pineapple Free-roll Satellite Winners

Tonight we ran a Crazy Pineapple free-roll with one $200 seat to the may 21st tournament. We also had some dining vouchers for 2nd and 3rd. There were also a couple of spot prizes for the highest hands on each table.

3rd place went out to William, he also took out a spot prize for a hat and some lucky socks.

Nic played a strong tournament and finished in 2nd place.

Our lucky winner was Josh B, he took out the $200 ticket for the 21st. Nicely done!

Crazy Pineapple Satellite Winner

Tonight we had a $10 satellite to the May 21st Crazy Pineapple champs. We had one guaranteed seat and the winner was Andrew!

Ray Slays

Top 3 got paid this week and they shared a prize pool of $1,500. Our winners were; Sam, Chris and Ray.

Sam raised to 15k and was met with a raise by Josh when he pushed all-in. Sam made the call and revealed KK up against A7. Josh flopped an under pair on a low board: 5 7 3, an 8 on the turn and a King on the river were of no help to Josh, giving Sammy a set of Kings.

The hand which decided 3rd was a wee bit hard to believe... No raises pre-flop, Chris checks, Sammy checks, Ray shoves the flop and Chris pushes for 40k on a board of: J J 6. Sammy calls for the full amount. Chris has J 6 (boat), Sammy has J 8 (three of a kind) and Ray has A2 (over card). Turn comes out an Ace which gives Ray two pair. River was as dangerous for Chris and Sam as it possibly could be..... Another Ace!!! Ray manages to sneak through and snags the best of the 3 boats on the river (Aces over Jacks).

Image provided by Chris S

Sammy and Ray decide to play the rest out blind and they both shove in the dark pre-flop. Sammy had 4 2 in hearts, Ray had J 9 in spades. Two spades on the board plus two over cards was a friendly flop for Ray. A Ten on the turn also gives Ray an open-ender. 3 of spades on the river secured Ray the flush and the victory! Well done Ray.