DuplicatePoker.com has announced the launch of the first-ever Duplicate Poker World Championship. The inaugural competition aims to determine the world’s best poker player by using the Duplicate Poker format, which dramatically reduces luck and emphasizes skill. Players can qualify now to earn their chance to play in the world championship.

Duplicate Poker’s innovative twist on poker limits the luck of the draw by dealing to each table in the tournament from the same deck. Players in each seat are ranked against players at other tables who were dealt the exact same cards. Since Duplicate Poker is viewed as a skill game, it’s legal in most jurisdictions within the United States.