Poker commentary system using wireless ID tag

There are people who made their own full-blown systems just as they can get on TV as it is to gather on holidays and play poker. In the confrontation scene, the faces of the two people were up and pasted on the cardRFIDIt reads the tag, compares the card of the place with the card of the mountain, calculates the winning percentage every one hand, and is pushed to the details as "Are you really making yourself?"

Details are below.
The Video Poker Table Project

This poker live system was made by Australian IT company manager Andrew Milner in 3 months between work. The RFID antenna is embedded in the table, and by using it it reads the type of the card and at the same time shoots the whole table and the player's face with 4 USB cameras, the PC suspended under the table synthesizes them I will produce video.

Let's see how you are actually playing games. The rules areTexas HoldemIt corresponds to.

YouTube - DIY RFID Poker Table


The cards read under the camera's video are combined with the calculated winning percentage. Notice that the winning percentage will change every time one is dealt. People who do not participate in the game can enjoy it.


When the player continues to get off the battlefield and one to one, the face closes up and the past winning percentage is displayed. People who lose will not get bored.


It looks like this in the table. The green sheet is the antenna that reads the RFID tag. I use two cards per player.


There are many wiring from the back side of the table.


The processing PC is placed under the table. All the wiring leads here.


RFID tags are affixed to the cards. I do not know what card from the back side because it is thin.


Two cameras at the end of the table and two dome in the middle will shoot all-round players with the camera.


This camera looks like this from the side.


Player card. When you put it in front of yourself, you know where you are sitting. In the future it is planned to embed the RFID tag in the chip and use it.


Dedicated software "PokerTV". We will synthesize and calculate.


Video files are stored separately for each hand, and you can research your hand later.


Also in JapanMahjong desk which can calculate full automatic score by embedding RFID tag in tileIt is on sale. By automating only the troublesome part dare not digitize everything, the atmosphere of the interpersonal game can be enjoyed as it is as it is. Andrew says, "The prototype is a bit expensive too, thinking about a way to make it cheaper a bit, if you're going to profit it might be a kit and you might sell it."