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So if he had chips or something on top of his cards they wouldn't have been mucked?

Because it is perfectly possible to throw cards on someone else's even if they are somewhat covered (and it is my understanding that a card holder by rule cannot cover too much of your hole cards).
If that had happened, the hand wouldn't have been mucked? He could have brushed off the top two cards and kept playing?

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Yeah, from my understanding. If you protect your cards, they can't take them away from you and they can't get fouled by someone's mis-aimed fold.