Simple The Mind type game

mind.py

import random
import selectors
import sys

total_cards = 100
cards_per_player = 3

deck = list(range(1, total_cards + 1))
random.shuffle(deck)

player_hand, deck = deck[:cards_per_player], deck[cards_per_player:]
machine_hand, deck = deck[:cards_per_player], deck[cards_per_player:]

player_hand.sort()
machine_hand.sort()

top_card = 0
machine_seconds_per_point = 0.5

sel = selectors.DefaultSelector()
sel.register(sys.stdin, selectors.EVENT_READ)

while player_hand and machine_hand:
    print(f"Table: {top_card}. Your hand: {player_hand}. Press enter to play {player_hand[0]}.")
    machine_diff = machine_hand[0] - top_card
    machine_wait = machine_diff*machine_seconds_per_point
    event = sel.select(machine_wait)
    
    if not event:
        card, *machine_hand = machine_hand
        if card > player_hand[0]:
            print(f"Machine played {card}, but you have {player_hand[0]}! Sorry!")
            break
        else:
            top_card = card
            print(f"Machine plays {card}.")
    else:
        sys.stdin.readline()
        card, *player_hand = player_hand
        if card > machine_hand[0]:
            print(f"You played {card}, but the machine has {machine_hand[0]}! Sorry!")
            break
        else:
            top_card = card
            print(f"You play {card}.")
else:
    print(f"Yay, you won! Machine hand: {machine_hand}")