Poker

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# Chapter 45. Poker

written by Rosanna Yuen

## Setup

Type of Deck | Standard Deck
Stock | Top left pile.
Waste | Next to Stock. The Waste can only hold one card.
Tableau | Five by five grid. Each slot can only hold one card.

## Goal

Score as many points as possible using poker hands. There are twelve hands in the board -- 5 rows, 5 columns, and 2 diagonals. Scoring 75 points or higher is considered a win.

## Rules

Click on the Stock to flip over cards one at a time. The card must be placed somewhere on to the Tableau before the next card can be flipped. Once placed, a card cannot be moved.

## Options

None

## Scoring

Poker hands are scored as follows

Hand | Description | Score
Straight flush | Cards are all in sequence and are the same suit | 30
Four of a kind | Contains four cards have the same rank | 16
Straight | Cards are all in sequence | 12
Full House | Three of one rank and two of another | 10
Three of a kind | Contains three cards have the same rank | 6
Flush | All five cards are the same suit | 5
Two pair | Contains two sets of two cards of the same rank | 3
One pair | Contains two cards of the same rank | 16

Maximum possible score: 276

## Strategy

Remember you are going to see almost half the deck and plan accordingly. Trying to bluff the computer is not recommended.

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