blackjackanalyst.strategy
Class TrueCountBetPlayer

java.lang.Object
  blackjackanalyst.strategy.BasicStrategyPlayer
      blackjackanalyst.strategy.TrueCountBetPlayer

All Implemented Interfaces:

PlayerStrategy

Direct Known Subclasses:

ModifiedBasicStrategyPlayer

public class TrueCountBetPlayer
extends BasicStrategyPlayer

A player that abides by the principles of BasicStrategyPlayer. Additionally, this player counts cards using the hi-lo system and a true count (TC), and adjusts his bet accordingly:

• TC +1 or lower: initial bet
• TC +2: 2x initial bet
• TC +3: 3x initial bet
• TC +4: 5x initial bet
• TC greater than +4: 10x initial bet

Author:

Michael Parker

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from interface blackjackanalyst.PlayerStrategy

PlayerStrategy.PlayerStrategyAction

Constructor Summary

TrueCountBetPlayer()

Method Summary

void	cardDealt(Card dealt_card) This informs the strategy that the given card has been dealt to some player.
int	getBet(int bankroll) Notifies the player that a new betting round has started.
int	getInsuranceBet(PlayerHand curr_hand, int bet_amount) Notifies the player that the dealer is showing an ace as his up card and is offering insurance.
void	shoeShuffled() This informs the strategy that the shoe has been shuffled.

Methods inherited from class blackjackanalyst.strategy.BasicStrategyPlayer

getAction, joinedTable, leftTable

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

TrueCountBetPlayer

public TrueCountBetPlayer()

Method Detail

shoeShuffled

public void shoeShuffled()

Description copied from interface: PlayerStrategy

This informs the strategy that the shoe has been shuffled.

Specified by:

shoeShuffled in interface PlayerStrategy

Overrides:

shoeShuffled in class BasicStrategyPlayer

cardDealt

public void cardDealt(Card dealt_card)

Description copied from interface: PlayerStrategy

This informs the strategy that the given card has been dealt to some player.

Specified by:

cardDealt in interface PlayerStrategy

Overrides:

cardDealt in class BasicStrategyPlayer

Parameters:

dealt_card - the card that was dealt

getBet

public int getBet(int bankroll)

Description copied from interface: PlayerStrategy

Notifies the player that a new betting round has started. The bet made by the player is returned, which must be greater than or equal to 0 and less than or equal to bankroll.

Specified by:

getBet in interface PlayerStrategy

Overrides:

getBet in class BasicStrategyPlayer

Parameters:

bankroll - the current bankroll of the player

Returns:

the bet made by the player

getInsuranceBet

public int getInsuranceBet(PlayerHand curr_hand,
                           int bet_amount)

Description copied from interface: PlayerStrategy

Notifies the player that the dealer is showing an ace as his up card and is offering insurance. This method returns the amount the player wants to insure, up to half his original bet. If this method returns 0, no insurance is taken.

Specified by:

getInsuranceBet in interface PlayerStrategy

Overrides:

getInsuranceBet in class BasicStrategyPlayer

Parameters:

curr_hand - the hand of cards belonging to the player

bet_amount - the amount bet on the player hand

Returns:

the amount of money the player wants to insure