Change how suit/number is handled in the card class, change the layout of the card tuples.

BlackjackGUI/Card.vb

@@ -3,19 +3,15 @@
     Private id As Integer
     Private boxId As PictureBox
     Private cardImage As Image
-    Private cardName As Tuple(Of String, String)
-    Private cardSuit As String
-    Private cardNumber as String
+    Private card As (suit As String, number As String)
     Private cardLocation As Point
     Private cardHidden As Boolean
 
-    Public Sub New(name As Tuple(Of String, String), Optional hidden As Boolean = False)
+    Public Sub New(name As (String, String), Optional hidden As Boolean = False)
         id = idCounter
         idCounter += 1
         boxId = New PictureBox()
-        cardName = name
-        cardSuit = name.item1
-        cardNumber = name.item2
+        card = name
         cardHidden = hidden
         cardImage = Utilities.GetCardImage(name, hidden)
     End Sub
@@ -24,8 +20,8 @@
         cardLocation = location
     End Sub
 
-    Public Sub SetName(name As Tuple(Of String, String))
-        cardName = name
+    Public Sub SetName(name As (String, String))
+        card = name
     End Sub
 
     Public Sub SetHidden(hidden As Boolean)
@@ -41,15 +37,15 @@
     End Function
 
     Public Function GetName()
-        Return cardName
+        Return card
     End Function
 
     Public Function GetSuit() As String
-        Return cardSuit
+        Return card.suit
     End Function
 
     Public Function GetNumber() As String
-        Return cardNumber
+        Return card.number
     End Function
     Public Function GetLocation()
         Return cardLocation

BlackjackGUI/Game.vb

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
     Private player As Player
     Private dealer As Dealer
-    Private deck As List(Of Tuple(Of String, String))
+    Private deck As List(Of (String, String))
     Private WithEvents dealerDelay As Timer
 
     Public Sub Start()
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     End Sub
 
     Sub DealCard(playerDealt As Object, Optional hide As Boolean = False)
-        Dim card As Tuple(Of String, String) = deck(0)
+        Dim card As (String, String) = deck(0)
         Dim playingCard = New Card(card, hide)
         playerDealt.hand.Add(playingCard)
         deck.RemoveAt(0)
@@ -189,13 +189,13 @@
         End Select
     End Function
 
-    Shared Function CreateDeck() As List(Of Tuple(Of String, String))
-        Dim response As New List(Of Tuple(Of String, String))
+    Shared Function CreateDeck() As List(Of (String,String))
+        Dim response As New List(Of (String, String))
         Dim nums As String() = {"A", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9", "10", "J", "Q", "K"}
         Dim suits As String() = {"Hearts", "Diamonds", "Spades", "Clubs"}
         For Each suit As String In suits
             For Each num As String In nums
-                response.Add(Tuple.Create(suit, num))
+                response.Add((suit, num))
             Next
         Next
         Return Utilities.Shuffle(response)

BlackjackGUI/GameWindow.vb

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
         If hide Then
             pictureBox.Image = My.Resources.blue
         Else
-            pictureBox.Image = Utilities.GetCardImage(Tuple.create(card.GetSuit(), card.GetNumber()))
+            pictureBox.Image = Utilities.GetCardImage((card.GetSuit(), card.GetNumber()))
         End If
     End Sub
 

BlackjackGUI/Player.vb

@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ Public Class Dealer
     Inherits Player
 
     Public Property limit As Integer = 17
-    Public Property hidden As Tuple(Of String, String)
+    Public Property hidden As (String, String)
     Public Property trueTotal As Integer
 End Class

BlackjackGUI/Utilities.vb

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
         Return list
     End Function
 
-    Public Shared Function GetCardImage(card As Tuple(Of String, String), Optional hidden As Boolean = False) As Image
+    Public Shared Function GetCardImage(card As (String, String), Optional hidden As Boolean = False) As Image
         If hidden Then
             Return My.Resources.blue
         End If