/// <summary>
/// Called by the client when a bet decision should be made.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="player">The automated player.
/// </param>
/// <param name="action">The betting action which must be modified to pass the client response</param>
/// <remarks>
/// The limit strategy looks at the hand value first. If it is low,
/// the player will fold when the money needed to bet is below the limit. When the hand value is high, the player will call for
/// the first couple of times and will raise for the rest
/// </remarks>
public override void Bet(Player player, PlayerBettingAction action)
{
// check to see the player hand
Hand hand = client.GetBestHand(player.Cards);
// the hand good, call at first and raise near the end.
if (hand.Family.FamilyValue > 3)
{
if (synchTimes < 5)
{
action.Call();
}
else
{
action.Raise(action.RaiseAmount);
}
}
else // the hand is bad, watch for the limit
{
if (action.CallAmount > 0 && player.Money - action.CallAmount < preparedLimit)
{
action.Fold();
}
else
{
action.Call();
}
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Called by a client which needs to manually draw cards. Draws the cards which are not part of the best hand.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="player">The automated player</param>
/// <param name="action">The drawing action which must be modified to pass the strategy decision</param>
public override void Draw(Player player, PlayerDrawingAction action)
{
// get the player best hand
lastHand = client.GetBestHand(player.Cards);
// the other cards holder
List <Card> otherCards = new List <Card>();
// get all of the hand cards
IEnumerator <Card> allCards = lastHand.GetAllCards();
while (allCards.MoveNext())
{
if (!lastHand.Contains(allCards.Current))
{
otherCards.Add(allCards.Current);
}
}
// sort the other cards by value, the order is ascending
otherCards.Sort();
// can draw at most 3 cards:
int max = Math.Min(3, otherCards.Count);
// draw the first (max) cards out of the other cards:
action.DrawnCards.AddRange(otherCards.Take(max));
}
/// <summary>
/// The default implementation of the print player method.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="player"></param>
protected virtual void PrintPlayer(Player player)
{
Console.Write(player);
if (player.Cards.Count > 0)
{
// print all non-empty cards:
foreach (Card card in player.Cards)
{
if (card != Card.Empty)
{
Console.Write(", ");
Console.Write(card);
}
}
Hand hand = client.GetBestHand(player.Cards);
// print the hand which was found, if any:
if (hand != null)
{
Console.WriteLine();
PrintHand(hand);
}
}
Console.WriteLine();
}