An online poker platform that uses skill ratings rather than money or chip volume as the primary measure of player ability
Build a poker experience around a persistent rating that reflects how good a player is, rather than allowing bankroll, aggressive betting, bot use, or financial risk to define status. The rating can use opponents' ratings, chips won, and hands played, and can be refined as player behavior and stakes are better understood.
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From No Priors: AI, Machine Learning, Tech, & Startups — Building a $200M Bootstrapped Chess Empire with Chess.com CEO Erik Allebest at 34:08
Problem: Traditional poker outcomes can conflate skill with money, financial risk, chip buying, or aggressive play, making it difficult to determine how good a player really is.
For: Poker players who want a persistent, meaningful measure of skill and a competitive experience that is less dependent on bankroll.
Examples
- Gambit: launched as a poker site and mobile product using a rating-oriented approach to measure how good players are.
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