The present invention is directed to a method of determining a most
skilled individual from a group of individuals in a tournament setting
over a computer network. A method of determining skill level in a card
game in a tournament setting comprises assigning players to a plurality
of tables, each table consisting of a predetermined number of labelled
positions. Cards are provided to each player over the network such that
players seated at positions with the same label at each table have the
same cards. The performance of players at the same position at different
tables is compared after playing a game and such players are ranked as a
measure of their skill level.