Duplicated poker, really legal?

[BlackLava]

Hi,

first of all I'm not going to spam any poker room name so for the one who don't know the system here is a short description of what is duplicated poker : You're playing as normal but on other tables people are having exactly the same hand as you (and other cards are the same too), your result don't matter, what make you win is to have at the end a higher stack than the players having the same hand.

At first I thought the system would be a perfect way to remove "gambling" from poker and match all laws worldwide but the fact the players you are facing are "random" themselves is something related to gambling again and in my humble opinion such duplicated great idea will be treated as normal by most countries taking the time to double check the system...

What's your point?

[liladypokerpro]

I'm not entirely sure I understand where you're going with this.....do you mean to suggest that perhaps the random number generation is not so random? I'm a little confused.... Can you clarify what you are meaning?

[irishpkr]

Well I'm already familiar with this sort of system, as it used as standard in most bridge tournaments/team matches - yeah the card game bridge :P I think it works great in bridge, as it removes the whole 'what if you get better cards than someone else' argument, as everyone gets the same, so there's less luck involved I guess.

As for poker, I just find it hard to imagine it being used in a poker setting I mean what if you have a big bluffing war, and basically at the end of the day it doesnt matter, just gets compared to the other table. A nice idea, but I just can't see it working in poker

[BlackLava]

Originally Posted by liladypokerpro I'm not entirely sure I understand where you're going with this.....do you mean to suggest that perhaps the random number generation is not so random? I'm a little confused.... Can you clarify what you are meaning?

No, the random numer generation is 100% fair on all sites in my opinion, I mean that poker is gambling everywhere on earth due to the luck factor.
I'm talking about a special online poker (very rare one) where you aren't earning your winnings directly but earning from a match between your results and the results of other players playing the same hand on other tables!

Thanks irishpkr I wasn't aware that was a common thing in bridge

My overall question is about the legal point on such system : For me it still gambling...

[liladypokerpro]

Ahhhhh okay I gotcha. Well, the only thing I can really say is I don't see why it wouldn't be legal as long as the player or player(s) were aware that it was being used...I mean it sounds like an interesting twist to me, and no matter what you use, you still will never be able to predict or control what the other players will do, so yeah...I agree, it's still gambling.