The hole cards are what set poker apart from chess. The latter has nothing hidden, but in poker, the 'mystery' is contained in the presence of the hole cards. Now, one of the giants in the industry is seriously thinking of a novelty with regards to the hole cards. What is this: a bigger-stakes cash game (freezeout) which would involve their sponsored professionals, and a replay would be shown after the competition. In said replay, all PokerStars hole cards would be seen. One insider from the site said that they monitored their bigger-stakes cash games' players in the way of reactions. Obviously, Pokerstars hole cards being revealed could be seen as draconian or very amusing, or both. In the chat logs, some players of the online room think of it as worthy of study. I for one think it has both the upside and the downside, but the advantages would outweigh the negatives.

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