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believe me that is the error.


public class Player {

private ArrayList<Card> hand; // points to null

public Player {
ArrayList<Card> hand = new...

because it points to a null. instance hand and local variable hand in your constructor are not the same. please check

I believe that the error is in you main method. in PokerTest.java

you have this instance private Card[] theDeck;
that statement is similar to private Card[] theDeck = null; a null pointer.
array in java is an Object, and if not equate to array object or make a...