burning cards when all in

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thebull7

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just wondering why dealers bother to burn cards when, say, 2 players are heads up and all in.
I know the reason about marked cards, but if 2 players are all in pre flop it doesn't matter whether they able to recognise the cards or not.
Is it just tradition, habit rules or what?
 
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Its tradition they started burning cards because of cheaters a long time ago I believe.
 
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its the rules which were bought about from people cheating with marked cards
 
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True, the burn cards originated to stop/minimize cheating. However, the formal dealing rules for Hold'em don't change jsut because of # of players or who bet how much or who is in or out.

Dealing is done the same way every time. This keeps it fair to all in every respect.
 
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