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You probably need to be able to deal yourself the good ones, in addition to this.
Knowing what cards your opponent has is a huge enough advantage
Exactly. This way you know when one of them is bluffing or not. Leveraging an advantage like that is huge in poker.
Not really.
You don't want to win every hand, you want to win often enough that you can keep coming back.
For example, the Allies had broken the Axis codes and knew when and where they'd attack. The problem they had was that if they prevented every attack, sooner or later the Axis would figure out their messages were being intercepted and change codes.
Not needed, the recent cosa nostra poker scam used a fair shuffler in terms of arranging the cards, but gave a controller behind the scenes the hands.
He then relayed specific instructions to the NBA coaches and athletes in the games coaching them on how to bet.
In a game like bridge, just tracking aces and faces as they go out would be a HUGE advantage.