PokerGame

Java Poker Game //package pj4;

package PJ4; import java.util.*;

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• Ref: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video_poker

•  http://www.google.com/ig/directory?type=gadgets&url=www.labpixies.com/campaigns/videopoker/videopoker.xml
  

• Short Description and Poker rules:
• Video poker is also known as draw poker.
• The dealer uses a 52-card deck, which is played fresh after each playerHand.
• The player is dealt one five-card poker playerHand.
• After the first draw, which is automatic, you may hold any of the cards and draw
• again to replace the cards that you haven't chosen to hold.
• Your cards are compared to a table of winning combinations.
• The object is to get the best possible combination so that you earn the highest
• payout on the bet you placed.
• Winning Combinations
• 1. Jacks or Better: a pair pays out only if the cards in the pair are Jacks,
• Queens, Kings, or Aces. Lower pairs do not pay out.
• 2. Two Pair: two sets of pairs of the same card denomination.
• 3. Three of a Kind: three cards of the same denomination.
• 4. Straight: five consecutive denomination cards of different suit.
• 5. Flush: five non-consecutive denomination cards of the same suit.
• 6. Full House: a set of three cards of the same denomination plus
• a set of two cards of the same denomination.
• 7. Four of a kind: four cards of the same denomination.
• 8. Straight Flush: five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit.
• 9. Royal Flush: five consecutive denomination cards of the same suit,
• starting from 10 and ending with an ace

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