{"id":1866,"date":"2019-06-28T12:30:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-28T12:30:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.coinpoker.com\/?p=1866"},"modified":"2024-09-02T14:02:33","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T14:02:33","slug":"numeracy-ofc-edition1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinpoker.com\/numeracy-ofc-edition1\/","title":{"rendered":"NoMercy OFC Crash Course: 3 Tips to Master Pineapple"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open Face Chinese, nicknamed OFC, is a poker variation that will definitely grow into you! It is a relatively young game, still in evolution, and very much appreciated by some of the most of the famous poker players and high rollers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The beauty of the game is that there is no folding option, so you play every hand and you are always in action! The goal is to access Fantasyland, and OFC comes in multiple variations including Pineapple, Progressive, Deuce-to-Seven or Turbo.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are a few important tips that will help you navigate your way through OFC Pineapple, the most popular version of the game.<\/p>\n

OFC Pineapple Tip #1<\/b><\/h2>\n

You have to know the value of all bonuses by heart,\u00a0in order to be a successful OFC Pineapple player.<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

You’ll often have to make quick choices in Fantasyland, and this knowledge will help you make the best decisions. Fortunately, there are some useful tricks to rapidly learn the value of all OFC royalties.<\/p>\n

Frequent bonuses for the bottom row include 2 points for a straight, 4 points for a flush, and 6 points for a full house. The trick is to remember these by heart and then to multiply those numbers by two to know your bonuses on the middle line. <\/b><\/p>\n

This means\u00a04 points for a straight,\u00a08\u00a0points for a Flush, and 12 points for a Full House.\u00a0On top of these bonuses in the middle,\u00a0you will get a bonus of 2 points for making trips.<\/p>\n

Less frequent bonuses for the bottom line are 10 points for quads,\u00a015 points for a straight flush, and 25 points for a royal straight flush. These royalties are not as recurrent as straights or flushes, but if you start to become a passionate OFC player, you will soon know these by heart as well.<\/p>\n

Here again, you multiply those numbers by two to know your bonuses for the middle row. Be aware that quads on the bottom line will allow you to stay in Fantasyland, but it will NOT get you to Fantasyland. <\/b>Only QQ or better on top row can do that in classic Pineapple.<\/p>\n

As for the top row, bonuses start at 1 point for a pair of sixes, 2 points for a pair of sevens, and so on, up to a maximum bonus of 22 for trip Aces.<\/p>\n

Here are two simple tricks to quickly count your bonuses for the top line:<\/b>
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  1. Concerning a Pair<\/strong>, you\u00a0simply subtract the number 5 from the numerical value of your hand. For example, a pair of 10, minus 5, will get you 5 points.<\/li>\n
  2. Concerning a Set<\/strong>,\u00a0you simply add the number 8 to the numerical value of your hand. For example, a set of 10, plus 8, will get you 18 points.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    In all cases, these numerical values are used for the following hands:<\/p>\n