E-PokerUSA: Creates a Legal Version Of Online Texas Hold'em

There's a new Texas Hold'em poker web site in town, and this one claims to be legal in the United States: e-PokerUSA. This one's a little different though. To be legal, e-PokerUSA had to make Texas Hold'em a game of skill as opposed to gambling.

e-PokerUSA's Texas Hold'em Game

Here's the idea. The game is regular Texas Hold'em. Let's say you're at Table 1, Seat 1. You're dealt two cards, and you play them just like you would in regular Hold'em. Let's say you were dealt Ace-King. One of your opponents has Ace-2. An ace flops, and you beat out your opponent, winning 500 chips.

What makes e-PokerUSA different is that at another table, everybody has the exact same hand. Somebody else also has Ace-King. This person is called your duplicate. And your duplicate's opponent also has Ace-2. They also have the exact same flop. However, your duplicate with the exact same hand as you was only able to win 300 chips with his Ace-King. There will be 3 or 4 duplicate tables with the exact same cards.

The goal of the game is not to win the hand at your table, but to outperform all of the people in your situation. Since you won 500 chips with your Ace-King, but your opponent only won 300 chips with his Ace-King, you are the winner that hand. You are then given Victory Points based on how much you beat your duplicates by.

e-PokerUSA Texas Hold'em Praise

The concept is great to me. How often do people complain that their cards are bad? Well in e-PokerUSA, your cards don't matter. What matters is how well you play them.

I've also run into many people who say, "I could have played that hand better". I'm even guilty of doing this. E-PokerUSA makes you put your money where you're mouth is. You're truly judged on how well you play the hand.

e-PokerUSA Texas Hold'em Flaws