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Welcome to PokerScript

To the non-player, poker seems to be a game of chance. After all, it revolves around a shuffled deck of cards. Doesn't the hand that's dealt decide one's fate?

We, the creators of PokerScript, know this not to be true. Poker is a game of skill. Our language celebrates the unique lingo that surrounds the game of poker, including both official and informal terms. break = fold. function = straddle. And so much more. We can't wait to see what you build with PokerScript, because the hand you're dealt doesn't determine the game you play.

PokerScript is brought to you by Evan Sciancalepore, Naradahana Utoro Dewo, Marvin Pramana, Garrett Marzo and Warren Binder.

The Team

Features

• Static typing
• Recursion
• Tuples
• .ps file extension

Types

Types	PokerScript.
string	stringBet
integer	chip
float	change
bool	playingOnTilt

In poker, a "string bet" is when a player doesn't make their bet in a continuous motion and also doesn't declare the amount of their bet.

A chip represents a dollar amount in poker. Chips can be as high as $100,000 in high stakes games.

Change refers to dollar amounts less than $1 (e.g., 50¢ worth of change). Poker players typically don't concern themselves with such small amounts, but hey, you never know.

Tilt is a poker term for a state of mental or emotional confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy, usually resulting in the player becoming overly aggressive. Trust us, you don't want to play on tilt.

Built In Functions

Printing

JavaScript	PokerScript
console.log(“Place your bets”);	reveal “Place your bets”

Variable Declaration and Assignment

JavaScript	PokerScript
let x = 5;	chip x: 5
let y = “hello!”;	stringBet y: “hello!”
let z = 100.52;	change z: 100.52
let t = true;	playingOnTilt t: hit
let f = false;	playingOnTilt f: miss
const name = “I should be winning more”;	constantPressure stringBet name: "I should be winning more"

Arithmetic

• Sum: 9 + 10
• Difference: 9 - 10
• Multiplication: 9 \* 10
• Integer Division: 9 / 10
• Float Division: 9 // 10
• Exponents (e.g. 9^10): bigspender(9, 10)
• Modulus: 9 % 10

Keywords

PokerScript	Traditional
fold	break
miss	false
hit	true
straddle	function
excuses	if
followingExcuses	else if
noMoreExcuses	else
sleight	switch
ifdealt	case
blind	default
broke	void
playingLoose	for
dealer	async
reveal	print
cashout	return
deal	var

Control Flow

If Statements

JavaScript	PokerScript
if (x == 0) { return true; } else { return false; }	excuses x == 0 $. cashout hit .$ noMoreExcuses $. cashout miss .$

While, Do-While loops

JavaScript	PokerScript
let patience = 3; while (patience != 0) { console.log("What is taking so long!?"); patience--; }	chip patience: 3 contemplating patience != 0 $. reveal "What is taking so long!?" patience -$ .$

For-Loops

• For loops in PokerScript must have two or three statements within them.

JavaScript	PokerScript
let winnings = 0 for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) { for (int y = 0; y < 20; y++) { winnings += 5; } }	chip winnings: 0 playingLoose (chip x: 0, x < 10, x+$) $. playingLoose (chip y: 0, y < 20, y+$) $. winnings +$ 5 .$ .$

Comments

In Poker, it's rude to comment on the way people play. Hence, Single line comments are marked with rude and multiline comments are marked with rude/ at the beginning and /rude at the end.

rude this is a single line comment

rude/
this is a multiline comment
/rude

More Example Programs

JavaScript on the left; PokerScript on the right.

Simple function to add two numbers

JavaScript	PokerScript
function add(a, b) { return a + b }	straddle add(a, b) $. cashout a + b .$

Arrays

JavaScript	PokerScript
let arr = [2, 4, 6]	flop chip arr: [2, 4, 6]