diff --git a/5-Card_Stud_Poker.py b/5-Card_Stud_Poker.py
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+# 5-Card_Stud_Poker.py
+
+import random
+from collections import Counter
+from hand_utils import evaluate_hand, Tuple, List, Card, SUITS, RANKS
+
+rank_counts = Counter()
+
+@staticmethod
+def setup_players() -> List["Player"]:
+    num_players = int(input("Enter number of players (2–5): "))
+    if not 2 <= num_players <= 5:
+        raise ValueError("Must be between 2 and 5 players.")
+    return [Player(f"Player {i+1}") for i in range(num_players)]
+ 
+@staticmethod
+def deal_round(deck, players, round_num):
+    print(f"\n--- Round {round_num} ---")
+    for player in players:
+        if not player.folded:
+            player.receive_card(deck.deal_card())
+            print(player.show_hand())
+
+@staticmethod
+def determine_winner(players):
+    best_score = (-1, -1)
+    winner = None
+
+    for player in players:
+        if player.folded:
+            continue
+        full_hand = [player.hole_card] + player.face_up_cards
+        score = evaluate_hand(full_hand)
+        print(f"{player.name} hand score: {score}")
+        if score > best_score:
+            best_score = score
+            winner = player
+
+    if winner:
+        print(f"\n🏆 {winner.name} wins with: {winner.reveal_full_hand()}")
+
+def deal_initial_cards(deck, players):
+    for player in players:
+        player.receive_hole_card(deck.deal_card())  # face-down
+        player.receive_face_up_card(deck.deal_card())  # first face-up
+        
+@staticmethod
+def play():
+    deck = Deck()
+    players = setup_players()
+    deal_initial_cards(deck, players)
+
+    for round_num in range(2, 5):  # 3 more face-up cards
+        # deal_round(deck, players, round_num)
+        print(f"\n--- Round {round_num} ---")
+        for player in players:
+            if not player.folded:
+                player.receive_face_up_card(deck.deal_card())
+                print(player.show_hand())
+     
+    print("\n--- Showdown ---")
+    for player in players:
+        print(player.reveal_full_hand())
+        
+def betting_round(players: list, current_bet: int, pot: int) -> tuple[int, int]:
+    print(f"\nCurrent bet: {current_bet}")
+    for player in players:
+        if player.folded:
+            continue
+
+        print(f"\n{player.name}'s turn")
+        print(f"Visible cards: {' '.join(str(card) for card in player.face_up_cards)}")
+        decision = input("Choose action (call, raise, fold): ").strip().lower()
+
+        if decision == 'fold':
+            player.folded = True
+            print(f"{player.name} folds.")
+        elif decision == 'call':
+            pot += current_bet
+            print(f"{player.name} calls {current_bet}.")
+        elif decision == 'raise':
+            try:
+                raise_amount = int(input("Enter raise amount: "))
+                current_bet += raise_amount
+                pot += current_bet
+                print(f"{player.name} raises to {current_bet}.")
+            except ValueError:
+                print("Invalid raise amount. Treating as call.")
+                pot += current_bet
+        else:
+            print("Invalid input. Treating as fold.")
+            player.folded = True
+
+    return current_bet, pot
+
+
+class Deck:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.cards: List[Card] = [Card(rank, suit) for suit in SUITS for rank in RANKS]
+        random.shuffle(self.cards)
+
+    def deal_card(self) -> Card:
+        return self.cards.pop(0)
+
+    def deal_hand(self, num: int = 5) -> List[Card]:
+        hand = self.cards[:num]
+        del self.cards[:num]
+        return hand
+
+class Player:
+    def __init__(self, name: str):
+        self.name = name
+        self.hold_card: Card = None
+        self.face_up_cards: List[Card] = [] 
+        self.hand: List[Card] = []
+        self.folded = False
+        
+    def receive_hole_card(self, card):
+        self.hole_card = card
+      
+    def receive_face_up_card(self, card):
+        self.face_up_cards.append(card)
+
+
+    def show_hand(self):
+        return f"{self.name}: {' '.join(str(card) for card in self.face_up_cards)}"
+
+    def reveal_full_hand(self):
+        return f"{self.name}: {str(self.hole_card)} " + ' '.join(str(card) for card in self.face_up_cards)
+
+    def hand_rank(self) -> Tuple[int, List[int]]:
+        return evaluate_hand(self.hand) 
+      
+    def make_decision(self):
+        high_ranks = {'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A'}
+        visible_ranks = [card.rank for card in self.face_up_cards]
+        if any(rank in high_ranks for rank in visible_ranks):
+            return 'call'
+        else:
+            return 'fold'
+      
+def hand_rank_name(rank: int) -> str:   
+    names = {
+        9: "Royal Flush",
+        8: "Straight Flush",
+        7: "Four of a Kind",
+        6: "Full House",
+        5: "Flush",
+        4: "Straight",
+        3: "Three of a Kind",
+        2: "Two Pair",
+        1: "One Pair",
+        0: "High Card"
+    }
+    return names.get(rank, "Unknown Hand")
+
+class Game:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.deck = Deck()
+        self.players = setup_players()
+        for player in self.players:
+            player.hand = self.deck.deal_hand()
+            
+    def deal_initial_cards(deck, players):
+        for player in players:
+            player.receive_card(deck.deal_card())  # hole card
+            player.receive_card(deck.deal_card())  # first face-up card
+
+    def deal_round(deck, players, round_num):
+        print(f"\n--- Round {round_num} ---")
+        for player in players:
+            if not player.folded:
+                player.receive_card(deck.deal_card())
+                print(player.show_hand())
+                
+
+def main():
+    print("Welcome to 5-Card Stud Poker!")
+    deck = Deck()
+    players = setup_players()
+    deal_initial_cards(deck, players)
+
+    current_bet = 10
+    pot = 0
+
+    for round_num in range(2, 5):
+        print(f"\n--- Round {round_num} ---")
+        for player in players:
+            if not player.folded:
+                player.receive_face_up_card(deck.deal_card())
+                print(player.show_hand())
+
+        current_bet, pot = betting_round(players=players, current_bet=current_bet, pot=pot)
+
+    print("\n--- Showdown ---")
+    for player in players:
+        if not player.folded:
+            print(player.reveal_full_hand())
+
+    print(f"\nTotal pot: {pot}")
+        
+    # Simulate betting round
+    current_bet, pot = betting_round(players, current_bet, pot)
+    pot += current_bet * sum(1 for p in players if not p.folded)
+    
+    # Showdown
+    print("\n--- Showdown ---")
+    for player in players:
+        if not player.folded:
+            print(player.reveal_full_hand())
+            
+    determine_winner(players)
+    print(f"\nTotal pot: {pot}")
+   
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+
+        
+    
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diff --git a/__pycache__/hand_utils.cpython-313.pyc b/__pycache__/hand_utils.cpython-313.pyc
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diff --git a/hand_utils.py b/hand_utils.py
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+++ b/hand_utils.py
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+# hand_utils.py
+
+from typing import List, Tuple
+from collections import Counter
+
+SUITS = ['\u2665', '\u2663', '\u2660', '\u2666'] # Hearts, Clubs, Spades, Diamonds  
+RANKS = ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A']
+RANK_VALUES = {rank: i for i, rank in enumerate(RANKS, 2)}
+
+class Card:
+    def __init__(self, rank: str, suit: str):
+        self.rank = rank.strip().upper()
+        self.suit = suit.strip().capitalize()
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return f"{self.rank} of {self.suit}"
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        return isinstance(other, Card) and self.rank == other.rank and self.suit == other.suit  
+        # return str(self) == str(other)  # Alternative comparison method   
+
+def get_rank_counts(ranks: List[int]) -> Counter:
+    return Counter(ranks)
+
+def is_flush(suits: List[str]) -> bool:
+    return len(set(suits)) == 1
+
+def is_straight(ranks: List[int]) -> bool:
+    sorted_ranks = sorted(ranks, reverse=True)
+    return all(sorted_ranks[i] - 1 == sorted_ranks[i + 1] for i in range(len(sorted_ranks) - 1))
+
+def evaluate_hand(hand: List[Card]) -> Tuple[int, List[int]]:
+    if len(hand) != 5:
+        raise ValueError("Hand must contain exactly 5 cards.")
+
+    ranks = sorted([RANK_VALUES[card.rank] for card in hand], reverse=True)
+    suits = [card.suit for card in hand]
+    rank_counts = get_rank_counts(ranks)
+
+    # Handle Ace-low straight
+    if ranks == [14, 5, 4, 3, 2]:
+        ranks = [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
+        straight = True
+    else:
+        straight = is_straight(ranks)
+
+    flush = is_flush(suits)
+
+    if flush and ranks == [14, 13, 12, 11, 10]:
+        return (9, ranks)  # Royal Flush
+    if flush and straight:
+        return (8, ranks)  # Straight Flush
+    if 4 in rank_counts.values():
+        four = max(rank for rank, count in rank_counts.items() if count == 4)
+        kicker = max(rank for rank in ranks if rank != four)
+        return (7, [four]*4 + [kicker])  # Four of a Kind
+    if 3 in rank_counts.values() and 2 in rank_counts.values():
+        three = max(rank for rank, count in rank_counts.items() if count == 3)
+        pair = max(rank for rank, count in rank_counts.items() if count == 2)
+        return (6, [three]*3 + [pair]*2)  # Full House
+    if flush:
+        return (5, ranks)  # Flush
+    if straight:
+        return (4, ranks)  # Straight
+    if 3 in rank_counts.values():
+        three = max(rank for rank, count in rank_counts.items() if count == 3)
+        kickers = sorted([rank for rank in ranks if rank != three], reverse=True)
+        return (3, [three]*3 + kickers)  # Three of a Kind
+    if list(rank_counts.values()).count(2) == 2:
+        pairs = sorted([rank for rank, count in rank_counts.items() if count == 2], reverse=True)
+        kicker = max(rank for rank in ranks if rank not in pairs)
+        return (2, pairs*2 + [kicker])  # Two Pair
+    if 2 in rank_counts.values():
+        pair = max(rank for rank, count in rank_counts.items() if count == 2)
+        kickers = sorted([rank for rank in ranks if rank != pair], reverse=True)
+        return (1, [pair]*2 + kickers)  # One Pair
+    return (0, ranks)  # High Card
+
diff --git a/poker_class_version.py b/poker_class_version.py
index 6c4d43b..3f8378d 100644
--- a/poker_class_version.py
+++ b/poker_class_version.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import random
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
-SUITS = ['Hearts', 'Diamonds', 'Clubs', 'Spades']
+SUITS = ['Hearts', 'Diamonds', 'Clubs', 'Spades']  #'\u2665', '\u2663', '\u2660', '\u2666'
 RANKS = ['2', '3', '4', '5', '6', '7', '8', '9', '10', 'J', 'Q', 'K', 'A']
 RANK_VALUES = {rank: i for i, rank in enumerate(RANKS, 2)}