diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# read me for week 7 metis class work
+
+####pokr####
+a poker game
+
+############
diff --git a/dealer.rb b/dealer.rb
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+class Dealer
+  attr_reader :deck
+  def initialize(deck)
+    @deck = deck
+    deck.build
+    deck.shuffle
+  end
+
+  def deal(players)
+      5.times do
+        players.each do |player|
+          player.cards << deck.cards.shift
+      end
+    end
+      players
+  end
+end
diff --git a/packofcards.rb b/packofcards.rb
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+class Card
+  attr_reader :rank, :suit
+  def initialize(suit, rank)
+    @suit = suit
+    @rank = rank
+  end
+
+  def to_s
+    puts "#{suit}#{rank}"
+  end
+end
+
+class Deck
+  attr_reader :cards
+  def build
+    @cards = []
+    ranks = %w(1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13)
+    suits = %w(H H H H)
+
+    suits.each do |suit|
+      ranks.each do |rank|
+        cards << Card.new(suit,rank.to_i)
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
+  def show
+    cards.each do |card|
+      card.show
+    end
+  end
+
+  def shuffle
+    cards.shuffle!
+  end
+end
diff --git a/player.rb b/player.rb
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+class Player
+  attr_reader :name
+  attr_accessor :cards, :hand
+  def initialize(index)
+    @cards = Array.new
+    @name = give_player_name(index)
+    @hand = ""
+  end
+
+  def show_cards
+    cards.each do |card|
+      card.to_s
+    end
+  end
+
+  def show_hand
+    puts name
+    show_cards
+    puts hand
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def give_player_name(index)
+    index = index + 1
+    index = "player" + index.to_s
+  end
+end
diff --git a/pokr.rb b/pokr.rb
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+require_relative "packofcards.rb"
+require_relative "player.rb"
+require_relative "dealer.rb"
+
+class PokerGame
+  attr_reader :number_of_players
+  attr_accessor :players
+  def initialize(number_of_players=4)
+    @number_of_players = number_of_players
+    @players = Array.new
+  end
+
+  def play
+    create_players
+    players = deal_cards
+    determine_hand = HandCaculator.new(players)
+    determine_hand.start
+    reveal_hands
+  end
+
+  def deal_cards
+    dealer = Dealer.new(Deck.new)
+    dealer.deal(players)
+  end
+
+  def create_players
+    number_of_players.times  { |index| players << Player.new(index) }
+  end
+
+  def reveal_hands
+    players.each  { |player| puts player.show_hand }
+  end
+end
+
+class HandCaculator
+  attr_reader :players
+  def initialize(players)
+    @players = players
+  end
+
+  def start
+    players.each do |player|
+      Flush.new(player)
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class Flush
+  attr_reader :cards, :player, :results
+  def initialize(player)
+    @player = player
+    @cards = player.cards
+    @results = []
+    determine
+  end
+
+  def determine
+    cards.each { |card| results << card.suit }
+    results.uniq!
+    if results.length == 1
+      player.hand = "Flush"
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+class OnePair
+  attr_reader :cards
+  def initialize(player)
+    @cards = player.cards
+    list_ranks
+    determine
+  end
+
+  def determine
+    results = cards.uniq
+    puts results
+  end
+end
+
+
+
+game = PokerGame.new(4)
+game.play