Video Poker v. No Flop Pineapple?

On the paid side, there's a short discussion of NFP, which is a table game, using four cards rather than five. It occured to me that this might be an alternative to video poker. With a 98.5% paytable, there may be enough comps to make it +EV.

Any thoughts? Dealer tokes?

have not seen or heard of the game. would like to know more, the rules and pay tables, since i am assuming that it's a stand alone hand, not player vs dealer.

to make the game +EV, and assuming that 98.5% is accurate, the rating for comps would be the key issue. a table game is not going to be rated based on each individual wager (coin in) as a machine would be with a players card inserted. no multiple points either.

the speed of play would also determine the house theo, which is what comps are based upon.

sorry, just speculating, but i do not 'see' this being a viable advantage play based on my 'knowledgeable' speculation. a progressive could impact that statement.

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The Wizard has a page on this game with odds and strategy charts. Making the right discard will be key to getting the optimal return. While the house edge is low, if you avoid the side bet, it does not approach the better VP machines out there. It looks like it would be a fun social game though and might offer a nice break from VP for those who get machine weary. Here is the Wiz link:

Wizard of Odds - No Flop Pineapple