System and method for ex post relative skill measurement in poker
AssigneeSkill in Games LLC
InventorsDavid Thornton, Emilio Seijo
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Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms described herein facilitate the determination of a relative skill score for a poker player. According to various embodiments, a first expected stack value for a designated player may be determined prior to a voluntary player action event associated with the designated player in a poker hand. A second expected stack value for the designated player may be determined after the voluntary player action event. A designated relative skill score for the designated player may be determined by calculating a difference between the second expected stack value and the first expected stack value. The designated relative skill score may be stored on a storage medium.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- determining, with a computer processor, a first expected stack value for a designated player prior to a voluntary player action event associated with the designated player in a poker hand and a second expected stack value for the designated player after the voluntary player action event;
- determining, with the computer processor, a designated relative skill score for the designated player by calculating a difference between the second expected stack value and the first expected stack value;
- and
- storing the designated relative skill score on a storage medium.
A system comprising:
- a communications interface operable to receive hand history information describing events that occurred over the course of a poker hand;
- a processor operable to:
- determine a first expected stack value for a designated player prior to a voluntary player action event associated with the designated player in the poker hand and a second expected stack value for the designated player after the voluntary player action event, and
- determine a designated relative skill score for the designated player by calculating a difference between the second expected stack value and the first expected stack value;
- and
- a storage system operable to store the designated relative skill score.
One or more computer readable media having instructions stored thereon for performing a method, the method comprising:
- determining, with a computer processor, a first expected stack value for a designated player prior to a voluntary player action event associated with the designated player in a poker hand and a second expected stack value for the designated player after the voluntary player action event;
- determining, with the computer processor, a designated relative skill score for the designated player by calculating a difference between the second expected stack value and the first expected stack value;
- and
- storing the designated relative skill score on a storage medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.