With the passage of the Unlawful Internet Gaming Enforcement Act (UIGEA) in September of last year, millions of Americans all of a sudden discovered their favorite online poker sites non-existent or unable to accept deposits without going to extraordinary efforts.

With the entry of DuplicatePoker.com into the market, however, poker players now have an option that is safe, legal, and fun. It’s also rather original in its design. DuplicatePoker’s innovative twist on Texas Hold ‘em eliminates the luck of the draw and lets poker players rely on their skills in order to win. In addition, since DuplicatePoker is viewed as a skill game, it’s legal in most jurisdictions in the United States. Poker players can make deposits using Visa, MasterCard and American Express. No online poker site has been able to accept US credit cards since 2002.

DuplicatePoker is based on a concept with its roots in tournament bridge. Players in corresponding seats at different tables are dealt identical poker hands (hence “duplicate”), and prove their skill not by how lucky they are, but in how well they play each hand in comparison with other players who have the same cards. A run of “bad cards” in traditional poker can be devastating. In duplicate poker, however, a player’s opponents are getting the same cards, good or bad. A run of bad cards that are played well can win just as easily as a run of good cards.

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