float normalize(Hand[] hands, float mx, float mn) {

  float maxx;
  
  if (mx > mn) maxx = mx;
  else maxx = mn;

  for (int i = 0; i < hands.length; i++) {
    if (hands[i].val > 0) hands[i].norm = hands[i].val / maxx;
    else hands[i].norm = hands[i].val / maxx;
  }
  return maxx;
}


float findmax(Hand[] hands) {
  float maxx = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < hands.length; i++) {
    if (hands[i].val > maxx) maxx = hands[i].val;
  }
  return maxx;
}



float findmin(Hand[] hands) {
  float minn = 0;
  for (int i = 0; i < hands.length; i++) {
    if (hands[i].val < minn) minn = hands[i].val;
  }
  return minn;
}



boolean suited(char c) {
  if (c == 'o') return false;
  if (c == 's') return true;
  return false;
}



int card(char c) {

  switch (c) {
  case 'A':  
    return 0; 
  case 'K':  
    return 1; 
  case 'Q':  
    return 2; 
  case 'J':  
    return 3; 
  case 'T':  
    return 4; 
  case '9':  
    return 5; 
  case '8':  
    return 6; 
  case '7':  
    return 7; 
  case '6':  
    return 8; 
  case '5':  
    return 9; 
  case '4':  
    return 10; 
  case '3':  
    return 11; 
  case '2':  
    return 12; 
  default: 
    return -1; 
  }


}