Crazy Pineapple 8/b strategy.

Ok, Now we've got a hi/lo element to this game. Starting hands you are looing for are high pairs, low straights, high straights, flush draws and A23 or A2.

There is some debate over the best starting hand, with AA2 ( The 2 is suited with one of the aces) being what most people believe to be the best hand. I would say A23 with an Ace suited could almost be the better hand. This is because your low hand is unlikely to be wrecked by a 2 or an Ace as you will still have the nut low. Be careful about chasing lows with someone else who has one the same though as your pot will get halved.

You are looking for Scoop hands. Hands which will win both high and low so hands which offer more than one thing are the best. a good hand which many people will chuck away is a 234. If an ace comes down you have a nut low which many other people who had may have chucked away. I have won a lot of money with this hand and always play it.

You will often be left chasing a 5th low card. You should know the outs here. If you have 4 cards to a low then you will be looking for around 16 outs. This is around the 60% mark for 50% of the pot. (You have 4 of the cards already, and these pairing would not help you, although they might get you the main pot if it gives you two pair)

In other words, if the pot is $100 you are after $50 of this with your nut low. You have a 60% of making this on the turn or river so you should be calling raises of less then $30. As the game is limit you will probably have to call as the raising might be less. If there is a lot of raising going on you need to have your wits about you and try and work out if it's people raising each other for the high pot.
if this is the case you can rake in a very nice pot, while they might tie for the high pot.