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[QUOTE="OzExorcist, post: 1643435, member: 23910"]
It's there to prevent collusion.
 
If it weren't there Player X and his friend Player Y could make an agreement before the tournament that if they get seated at the same table, when they get the chance Player X is going to shove and Player Y is going to call regardless of their cards. Player X will show their hand and Player Y will muck, even if they have the best hand, because the deal was that Player X is the one that gets the chips. This gives Player X an unfair advantage in the tournament.
 
Forcing hands to be turned face up when there's an all in and a call isn't a complete solution to this problem but it certainly goes some way to discouraging it and forces people determined to collude to at least do it in more subtle and less effective ways. At the very least it forces Player Y to actually have the worst hand and if the cards show something suspicious (like Player Y made an insane call with absolutely no hand) it can give the tournament director some kind of cue to investigate and maybe take action against one or both players.
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