//using the monte carlo method, calculate a hand value for the AI's current hand
//this can be very hard on the computer's memory and processor and can result in lag time
public void CalculateHandValue(int count)
{
double score = 0;
PlayerList playerList = new PlayerList();
for (int i = 0; i < count - 1; i++)
{
playerList.Add(new Player());
}
Hand bestHand = new Hand();
int bestHandCount = 1;
Deck deck = new Deck();
Hand knownCommunityCards = new Hand();
Hand remainingCommunityCards = new Hand();
Hand myHoleCards = new Hand();
//remove known cards from deck
for (int i = 0; i < myHand.Count(); i++)
{
deck.Remove(myHand[i]);
}
//add known community cards
for (int i = 2; i < myHand.Count(); i++)
{
knownCommunityCards.Add(myHand[i]);
}
myHoleCards.Add(this.getHand()[0]);
myHoleCards.Add(this.getHand()[1]);
//loop 100 times
for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++)
{
//reset players and shuffle deck
for (int j = 0; j < playerList.Count; j++)
{
playerList[j].isbusted = false;
playerList[j].getHand().Clear();
}
myHand.Clear();
remainingCommunityCards.Clear();
deck.Shuffle();
//generate remaining community cards
if (knownCommunityCards.Count() < 5)
{
remainingCommunityCards.Add(deck.Deal());
if (knownCommunityCards.Count() < 4)
{
remainingCommunityCards.Add(deck.Deal());
if (knownCommunityCards.Count() < 3)
{
remainingCommunityCards.Add(deck.Deal());
remainingCommunityCards.Add(deck.Deal());
remainingCommunityCards.Add(deck.Deal());
}
}
}
//add hole/community cards to the AI
this.AddToHand(knownCommunityCards);
this.AddToHand(remainingCommunityCards);
this.AddToHand(myHoleCards);
//add hole/community cards to other players
for (int j = 0; j < playerList.Count; j++)
{
playerList[j].AddToHand(knownCommunityCards);
if (remainingCommunityCards.Count() != 0)
playerList[j].AddToHand(remainingCommunityCards);
playerList[j].AddToHand(deck.Deal());
playerList[j].AddToHand(deck.Deal());
//if player is dealt hole cards of less than 5-5, and no pocket pairs the player drops out
if (playerList[j].getHand()[playerList[j].getHand().Count() - 1].getRank() + playerList[j].getHand()[playerList[j].getHand().Count() - 2].getRank() <= 10 && playerList[j].getHand()[playerList[j].getHand().Count() - 1].getRank() != playerList[j].getHand()[playerList[j].getHand().Count() - 2].getRank())
{
playerList[j].isbusted = true;
}
}
//add cards back to deck
for (int j = 0; j < remainingCommunityCards.Count(); j++)
{
deck.Add(remainingCommunityCards[j]);
}
for (int j = 0; j < playerList.Count; j++)
{
deck.Add(playerList[j].getHand()[playerList[j].getHand().Count() - 1]);
deck.Add(playerList[j].getHand()[playerList[j].getHand().Count() - 2]);
}
//compare hands
bestHandCount = 1;
playerList.Add(this);
bestHand = playerList[0].getHand();
for (int j = 0; j <playerList.Count-1; j++)
{
if (playerList[j].isbusted)
continue;
if (HandCombination.getBestHandEfficiently(new Hand(playerList[j+1].getHand())) > HandCombination.getBestHandEfficiently(new Hand(playerList[j].getHand())))
{
bestHandCount = 1;
bestHand = playerList[j+1].getHand();
}
else if (HandCombination.getBestHandEfficiently(new Hand(playerList[j+1].getHand())) == HandCombination.getBestHandEfficiently(new Hand(playerList[j].getHand())))
bestHandCount++;
}
playerList.Remove(this);
//if my hand is the best, increment score
if (myHand.isEqual(bestHand))
score = score + (1 / bestHandCount);
}
//reconstruct original hand
myHand.Clear();
this.AddToHand(myHoleCards);
this.AddToHand(knownCommunityCards);
//calculate hand value as a percentage of wins
handValue = score / 100;
}
//get straight flush using two pointer variable and taking care of all cases
public static Hand getStraightFlush(Hand hand)
{
hand.sortByRank();
Hand straightflush = new Hand();
straightflush.setValue(9);
if (hand.getCard(0).getRank() == 14)
{
hand.Add(new Card((int)RANK.ACE, hand.getCard(0).getSuit()));
}
//int straightflushCount = 1;
straightflush.Add(hand.getCard(0));
int ptr1 = 0, ptr2 = 1;
while (ptr1 < hand.Count() - 2 || ptr2 < hand.Count())
{
if (straightflush.Count() >= 5)
{
break;
}
int rank1 = hand.getCard(ptr1).getRank(), rank2 = hand.getCard(ptr2).getRank();
int suit1 = hand.getCard(ptr1).getSuit(), suit2 = hand.getCard(ptr2).getSuit();
if (rank1 - rank2 == 1 && suit1 == suit2)
{
straightflush.Add(hand.getCard(ptr2));
ptr1 = ptr2;
ptr2++;
}
else if (rank1 == 2 && rank2 == 14 && suit1 == suit2)
{
straightflush.Add(hand.getCard(ptr2));
ptr1 = ptr2;
ptr2++;
}
else
{
if (rank1 - rank2 <= 1)
{
ptr2++;
}
else
{
straightflush.Clear();
straightflush.setValue(9);
ptr1++;
ptr2 = ptr1 + 1;
straightflush.Add(hand.getCard(ptr1));
}
}
}
if (hand.getCard(0).getRank() == 14)
{
hand.Remove(hand.Count() - 1);
}
straightflush.setValue(straightflush.getCard(0).getRank());
if (straightflush.Count() < 5)
{
straightflush.Clear();
}
return(straightflush);
}