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Originally Posted by SetofJacks
How does ripping a card before discarding it give an advantage vs. just discarding it without ripping it first?
I think you're thinking that he's getting a replacement card, but I'm pretty sure we're talking about discarding it for a normal draw in a draw game.
No, I'm thinking of the draw.
Imagine you were playing 2-7 triple draw, in a hand with several plyers where it looked like a reshuffle would be necessary. On the original deal you were dealt a pair of deuces. You keep one and tear the other, so now no one else can get that deuce, making it harder for them to make a good hand.