A poker game implemented using a client-server architecture and TCP level networking.
To start the server run
poker_server.py <host> <port>
This will cause the server to wait for players. The first player to join must start the game using the command:
poker_client.py start <host> <port> <num_players> <wallet_amt> <ante> <name>
Both the server and this player will now wait until there are num_players number of players. wallet_amt is basically the buy in for players, ante is the amount players must ante before hands, name is the player's name.
Further players do not need to start another game, so they use a different command.
poker_client.py join <host> <port> <name>
After all players have joined, the game will start.
An important thing to note about our project: while we have a working implementation, it is not a full-featured game. We had trouble getting the fold mechanics to work correctly in time for the due date and ultimately had to settle for a fold causing a player to leave the game entirely. In this sense, each run of the server/clients resembles a single hand rather than a full game.