| So, here's the dirt: Duplicate Poker is a new poker | | | | surpassed. The elimination point is the limit of lost chips |
| hybrid that basically consists on playing Pot Limit and | | | | in a game. For example, if a regular duplicate |
| No Limit Texas Hold'em under most of the existing | | | | tournament establishes the elimination point at -30,000 |
| general rules, but with a special exception that | | | | chips, players who lose more than that number of |
| distinguishes it from regular poker. | | | | chips will be eliminated. The elimination point is also |
| Multiple tables. The game is always played in at least 2 | | | | determined by comparing total chip amounts obtained |
| tables, sometimes more according to the number of | | | | by all card-twins at the end of each session, in which |
| players. | | | | case when a player does not meet a minimum quota |
| Identical decks. Each table has the same number of | | | | of chips according to the amount accumulated by his |
| players and identically shuffled decks for each hand to | | | | her card peers, he/she will be eliminated. |
| be played. This ensures that players seated in the | | | | Duplicate Poker is conquered by skill. It doesn't really |
| same position at each table receive the same cards, | | | | matter if you have good or bad cards. All it takes is |
| and that the same common cards are placed on each | | | | for you to use your best bluffing and judgment to win |
| table as well. | | | | as many hands as possible and accumulate chips. |
| Same stakes. All players begin each hand with the | | | | Therefore, all hands qualify to win, as long as your |
| same amount of chips, regardless of their previous | | | | poker strategies work. |
| hand's winnings or losses. | | | | A session of Duplicate Poker involves a set number of |
| Table twins play against each other. Unlike regular | | | | hands determined by the amount of players listed, and |
| poker, where you only have to worry about your table | | | | the score results also depend on the rank on which |
| opponents, in Duplicate Poker, same-card holders in | | | | twin-table players fall, according to their session's total |
| each table play against each other, which means that | | | | chip amount. |
| the winner of each hand is the player with the most | | | | Next week we will talk about the different kinds of |
| chips of all his or her card twins at the other tables. | | | | Duplicate Poker games available to play, which |
| Elimination Point. Some Duplicate poker games have | | | | accommodate to all tastes and personalities. |
| an established elimination point that must not be | | | | |