We implemented a common pattern found in many popular apps. If you have an example of a popular app that uses a swipe view in an alternate desirable way, please share it.
One important aspect of these popular touch interactions is that they exhibit physical verisimilitude. Swiping left to retrieve a card from the bottom of the deck breaks this rule (is the top card connected to the bottom card by an invisible wire? Are the cards not actually placed under the deck after they are swiped? If so then how do they return to the top of the deck eventually?), so a reversible horizontal swipe interaction would not likely also show a deck of cards.