At that point, they should just use a continuous shuffle machine.

I think there is a nice psychological effect of a deck that can truly get “hot”, where the odds actually do temporarily turn towards the players favor. The life is sucked out the game if things are truly random on every deal.

> The life is sucked out the game if things are truly random on every deal.

But .. the game is to play with others and have a great time, no? At least poker is fun, yet everyone knows the odds.