Virtual Poker

This repository contains the implementation of a bare-bones version of the game logic for Virtual Poker. The purpose of this project is to help understand the rules and mechanics of poker by designing and implementing a simplified version of the game.

Entities

Card

• Properties:
  • value: Represents the value of the card (Ace to King)
  • suit: Represents the suit of the card (S, D, H, C)

Deck

• Properties:

  • deck: Represents a collection of cards in the deck

• Methods:

  • shuffle(): Shuffles the deck in place
  • dealCards(player): Deals 2 cards to a player
  • burn_card(): Burns a card before dealing turn/flop/river card
  • pick(numCards): Draws a specified number of cards from the deck

Player

• Properties:

  • ChipStack: Represents the number of chips the player has remaining
  • Cards: Represents the cards dealt to the player

• Methods:

  • bet(amount): Places a bet with the specified amount
  • call(amount): Calls a bet with the specified amount
  • check(): Checks without placing a bet
  • fold(): Folds the player's hand
  • showCards(): Shows the player's cards

Hand

• Properties:

  • Deck: Represents the deck of cards
  • Players: Represents the players in the hand
  • smallBlind: Represents the small blind amount
  • bigBlind: Represents the big blind amount
  • communityCards: Represents the community cards
  • Pot: Represents the total pot amount

• Methods:

  • start_hand(): Starts a new hand
  • preflop(): Executes the preflop phase
  • end_hand(): Ends the current hand

Game

• Properties:

  • numHands: Represents the number of hands played
  • Players: Represents the players in the game
  • Deck: Represents the deck of cards
  • Ante: Represents the ante amount

• Methods:

  • Game(): Constructor to initialize the game
  • initializeDeck(): Initializes the deck of cards
  • newHand(): Starts a new hand
  • start_game(): Starts the game
  • incrementHands(): Increments the number of hands played
  • updateBlinds(): Updates the blind amounts