Squeak Poker

Squeak Poker

Poker is an extremely popular card game in which multiple players bet on the value of the card combination (or "hand") that they posses. The players will make bets on their hands without knowledge of the hands of their opponents. The winner of the pot is the one who either has the highest ranked hand or the person who stayed in after all other players have folded. Regardless of its true origin, poker has become an popular American pastime. Its popularity has spiked in recent times due to the convenience and anonymity of playing poker over the internet.

We believe that making a poker game in squeak could be an interesting project since it is a good candidate for becoming a multi-player game to be played over a network. This is because relatively little information needs to be known by each player and the game is turn based.

Team Members:
Daniel Hoodin - dhoodin2@uiuc.edu
Mohsen Vakilian - mvakili2@uiuc.edu
Nikhil Pandit - npandit@uiuc.edu

Texas Holdem Rules

Player Roles:

The roles rotate one seat position clockwise after each round.
"The Dealer" - the player that distributes the cards
"The Small Blind" - the player to the left of the dealer. Must put x/2 chips into the pot before any cards are dealt.
"The Big Blind" - the player two seats to the left of the dealer. Must put x chips into the pot before any cards are dealt.

Texas Holdem Round:

rounds continue while there are at least two non-bankrupt players
bankrupt players are not able to play

"Posting the Blinds" - The dealer deals two "hole" cards face down to each player starting with the player to the small blind and ending at the dealer.
"Pre-Flop Betting" - A round of betting begins with player to the left of the small blind.
"The Flop" - The dealer deals three cards face up and places them in the center of the table to be used by the community.
"Pre-Turn Betting" - Another betting round begins with the first active player to the left of the dealer.
"The Turn" - The dealer deals one card face up and places it in the center of the table to be used by the community.
"Pre-River Betting" - Another betting round begins with the first active player to the left of the dealer.
"The River" - The dealer deals one card face up and places it in the center of the table to be used by the community.
"Final Betting" - Another betting round begins with the first active player to the left of the dealer.
"The Showdown" - To determine the winner, the players may use any combination of their two hole cards and the five cards on the "Board" to form the highest five-card hand. If two players tie the pot is split evenly between the winners.

Betting Rules:

an action must be performed by each player when it is their turn
the turns rotate clock-wise until all players have either called or folded
if a player calls and then another player raises before the end of the round, then the caller must perform another action
"Bet" - the player bets at least the minimum bet when there is no outstanding bets.
"Check" - the player stays in the game, but does not make a bet. This action can only be performed when there is no outstanding bets.
"Call" - the player bets in the minimum amount necessary to stay in the round
"Raise" - the player bets some amount of their choice that is greater than the minimum amount
"All-In" - the player bets the maximum amount possible
"Fold" - the player forfeits the round

Player States:

#current - the player who has received an action request but has not responded
#called - the player has called in the betting round
#betting - the player is waiting to bet in the betting round
#folded - the player has folded
#eliminated - the player has been eliminated from the game
#waiting - the player is waiting for more players to begin the game
isBetting - the player is #current or #betting
isActive - the player is #current, #called, or #betting

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