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diff --git a/poker/utils/__init__.py b/poker/utils/__init__.py
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diff --git a/poker/utils/enum.py b/poker/utils/enum.py
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+from enum import StrEnum
+from typing import Any
+
+
+class AutoName(StrEnum):
+    """Use the lower case name as the value for Python Enum (default would be integers).
+
+    Inherits from str to ensure all types are string and as a bonus it becomes JSON
+    serializable.
+
+    See here for more information:
+    https://docs.python.org/3/library/enum.html#using-automatic-values
+    """
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """Return string representation."""
+        return str(self.value)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def _generate_next_value_(
+        name: str, start: int, count: int, last_values: list[Any]
+    ) -> str:
+        """Enum standard structure - the next value.
+
+        See this on @staticmethod: https://github.com/python/mypy/issues/7591
+        """
+        return name.lower()