The Shuffle, The Deal and The Blinds The dealer shuffles a standard 52-card deck. (In casinos, the dealer never plays. A round disc — known as a “dealer button” – moves clockwise from player to player with each hand. The button marks which player would be the dealer if the deal were advanced from player to player as the game went...

Poker provides an excellent benchmark to study and evaluate cognitive models in tractable yet naturalistic settings that are simple and formal yet reproduce much of the complexity of real life. It is probably the most widely played card game, with endless variations played by millions of adherents from casual players gambling pennies to professionals...

In the last article we saw that we finalized our research to three technology platforms. Now before finalizing any particular platform we need to see the pros and cons of each. Before starting lets recall the requirement of this project. 1. The final game should be deploy able in all Operating Systems (MAC, Windows and Linux). 2. It should be deploy able...

The first step in developing any successful project is choosing the correct technology stack. Dunno how many software evangelists second this idea, but I have known this with experience in many of the projects whose part I have been. The technology platform or stack can actually depend on lot of points - 1. Team Competency – How competent is your...

Ok so you want so create a Multiplayer poker game, thats why you are here. Writing a rock solid poker game application has been my keen interest over past 2 years. After seeing so much demand of online multi-player poker rooms, I really wished Globussoft should enter the online gaming market one day. The first step to develop an Online Massive Multiplayer...

The following is a basic set of instructions on getting you started in Texas Hold’em. However, if you’d rather familiarize yourself with the rules of Texas Hold’em first, then read on below. The Blinds In Texas Hold’em, a disc known as “the button” serves to indicate which player is the nominal dealer for the current...