Poker Card Game

Author: Ege Germen

🃏Description

A two-player Poker card game developed using Java Swing GUI and object-oriented design principles. Designed as a sophomore Java final project, players compete to achieve the highest score using their hand cards and community cards on the table.

🎮 Features

• Classic Poker Gameplay: Implements standard poker rules and hand rankings
• Object-Oriented Architecture: Clean, maintainable code structure
• Card Deck Management: Automated shuffling and dealing mechanisms
• Hand Evaluation: Accurate poker hand ranking system
• Player Management: Support for multiple players

🛠️ Technologies

• Language: Java
• Paradigm: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
• Design Patterns: Implements industry-standard design patterns

📋 Prerequisites

• Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 or higher
• IDE (IntelliJ IDEA, Eclipse, or similar)

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/EgeGermen/PokerCardGame.git
cd PokerCardGame

2. Compile the project

javac *.java

3. Run the game

java Main

🎯 Game Rules

• Players are dealt cards from a standard 52-card deck
• Poker hands are evaluated based on traditional rankings
• The highest-ranking hand wins the round

🏗️ Project Structure

PokerCardGame/
├── src/
│   ├── Card.java           # Card representation
│   ├── Deck.java           # Deck management
│   ├── Player.java         # Player logic
│   ├── Hand.java           # Hand evaluation
│   └── Main.java           # Game entry point
└── README.md