# 🎴 Midnight Luxury Poker A sophisticated, real-time Texas Hold'em poker game built with Flask-SocketIO backend and modern frontend. Features AI opponents with multiple difficulty levels and a luxurious casino-themed interface. ## ✨ Features ### 🎮 Gameplay - ** Real-time Texas Hold'em ** with full poker rules - ** Multiplayer support ** - Play with friends or AI opponents - ** Smart AI opponents ** with three difficulty levels (Easy, Normal, Hard) - ** Complete hand evaluation ** and pot management - ** Side pot handling ** for all-in scenarios - ** Responsive design ** that works on desktop and mobile ### 🎨 User Experience - ** Luxury casino theme ** with midnight black and gold accents - ** Smooth animations ** for card dealing, chip movements, and pot distribution - ** Intuitive betting interface ** with slider and preset bet buttons - ** Real-time game state updates ** with Socket.IO - ** Winner announcements ** with hand information ### 🛠 Technical - ** Modular architecture ** with separated game logic and UI - ** Thread-safe game engine ** with proper locking - ** Database integration ** for player persistence - ** Comprehensive error handling ** and logging - ** Easy deployment ** with production-ready configuration ## 🚀 Quick Start ### Prerequisites - Python 3.8 or higher - pip (Python package manager) - Modern web browser with JavaScript enabled ### Installation 1 . ** Clone or unpack the project ** ``` bash # If using the unpacker python unpacker.py poker_project.md
Run the automated setup python start_server.py This will: Check your Python environment
Install required dependencies
Create configuration files
Start the development server Manual setup (alternative) # Install dependencies pip install -r requirements.txt # Start the server python run.py Access the game Open your browser and navigate to: http://127.0.0.1:5000
🎯 How to Play
Getting Started
Enter your player name in the lobby Add AI opponents using the difficulty buttons Click "Start Game" to begin The game automatically handles dealing and betting rounds
Game Flow
Blinds: Small and big blinds are posted automatically Pre-flop: Receive your hole cards and begin betting Flop: Three community cards are revealed Turn: Fourth community card revealed River: Final community card revealed Showdown: Remaining players reveal hands, best hand wins
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