function [st] = stateFromHand(hand,cardShowing)
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% Returns the state (a three vector of numbers for a given hand of cards)
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% [players current sum, dealar showing card, usable ace] 
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% Cards are enoumerated 1:52, such that
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%  1:13 => A, 2, 3, ..., 10, J, Q, K      (of C)
% 14:26                                   (of D)
%                                         (of H)
%                                         (of S)
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% Written by:
% -- 
% John L. Weatherwax                2007-12-07
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% email: wax@alum.mit.edu
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% Please send comments and especially bug reports to the
% above email address.
% 
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[hv,usableAce] = handValue(hand);

cardShowing = mod( cardShowing - 1, 13 ) + 1; 

st = [ hv, cardShowing, usableAce ]; 

return;