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It's not the double checking *during* a hand that puzzled me, but I swear they check their cards everytime after the hand is *over*, then they muck them. What is that all about?

[/ QUOTE ]I think this is mostly for television, to make sure the camera knows the cards.

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This is not for TV. I'm not exactly sure why, but I and lots of live players do this.

-Tom

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Yeah I really just use it to confirm in my head that what just happened ACTUALLY happened. This helps me remember it later to go back and retell/think about it.