Two of a kind

Now let's use simulation to estimate probabilities. Suppose you've been invited to a game of poker at your friend's home. In this variation of the game, you are dealt five cards and the player with the better hand wins. You will use a simulation to estimate the probabilities of getting certain hands. Let's work on estimating the probability of getting at least two of a kind. Two of a kind is when you get two cards of different suites but having the same numeric value (e.g., 2 of hearts, 2 of spades, and 3 other cards).

By the end of this exercise, you will know how to use simulation to calculate probabilities for card games.

In the for loop, shuffle deck_of_cards.
Utilize the get() method of a dictionary to count the number of occurrences of each card in the hand.
Increment the counter, two_kind, when there are at least two cards having the same numeric value in the hand.

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Exercise

Two of a kind

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