Poker

written by Rosanna Yuen

Setup

Type of DeckStandard Deck
Stock Top left pile.
WasteNext 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

HandDescriptionScore
Straight flushCards are all in sequence and are the same suit30
Four of a kindContains four cards have the same rank16
StraightCards are all in sequence12
Full HouseThree of one rank and two of another10
Three of a kindContains three cards have the same rank6
FlushAll five cards are the same suit5
Two pairContains two sets of two cards of the same rank3
One pairContains two cards of the same rank16

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.