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Regional & Rule Comparison · RGC-43

Punto Banco Fixed Tableau vs Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe — Low-Limit Main-Floor Mini & Stadium Tables (RGC-43)

Head-to-head comparison RGC-43 audits Punto Banco Fixed Tableau (Deterministic House-Banked Rules) against Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe (Historical French Salon Drawing Rules) within Low-Limit Main-Floor Mini & Stadium Tables ($15 to $50 table minimums, 120 to 180 coups per hour). We contrast mandatory Player draw 0–5, stand 6–7 with optional third-card draw on two-card total of 5 across 14 Big Road columns and 26 Big Eye Boy marks.

Comparison ID
RGC-43
Big Road Streaks
14 Cols
Big Eye Boy Total
26 Marks
Minimum Legal Age
18+
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Big Road B B B P P B P P P B B P P B B B B P P B P P P B B P B B
Big Eye Boy = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = = = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = = = =
Small Road ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = =
Cockroach Pig = = = = = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ = = ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠

RGC-43 comparison board (BBBPPBPPPBBPPBBBBPPBPPPBBPPTBBPT): 14 Big Road columns, 26 Big Eye Boy, 24 Small Road, and 23 Cockroach Pig marks.

Big Road B is Banker, P is Player Roads under it Red (=): repeating Blue (≠): breaking
Step-by-Step Mark Proofs (Rule 1 & Rule 2)
Big Eye Boy · Mark #1

This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 2 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 1.
  2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 1 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Small Road · Mark #4

Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 2, 2 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Cockroach Pig · Mark #3

Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 3 beads. Same depth → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

RGC-43 Side A
Punto Banco Fixed Tableau

Deterministic House-Banked Rules — mandatory Player draw 0–5, stand 6–7

RGC-43 Side B
Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe

Historical French Salon Drawing Rules — optional third-card draw on two-card total of 5

RGC-43 Limit Tier
Low-Limit Main-Floor Mini & Stadium Tables

$15 to $50 table minimums at 120 to 180 coups per hour

RGC-43 Board Display
Punto Banco vs Chemin de Fer

electronic 5-road LED display vs manual French paper road ledger

RGC-43 Settlement
Main Floor Rules

house banks all wagers vs rotating shoe (sabot) among seated players

RGC-43 · Head-to-Head Specification

RGC-43 Rules Matrix: Punto Banco vs Chemin de Fer (Main Floor Rules)

Comparison RGC-43 evaluates Punto Banco Fixed Tableau under Deterministic House-Banked Rules alongside Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe under Historical French Salon Drawing Rules for Low-Limit Main-Floor Mini & Stadium Tables ($15 to $50 table minimums). At 120 to 180 coups per hour, Punto Banco Fixed Tableau applies mandatory Player draw 0–5, stand 6–7, whereas Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe enforces optional third-card draw on two-card total of 5. Across chronological house-rule spec, electronic 5-road LED display vs manual French paper road ledger and house banks all wagers vs rotating shoe (sabot) among seated players.

Running shoe BBBPPBPPPBBPPBBBBPPBPPPBBPPTBBPT through RGC-43 produces 14 Big Road streaks with 26 lookback-1 marks, 24 lookback-2 marks, and 23 lookback-3 marks. Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠). Across $15 to $50 table minimums, analysts focus on verifying commission vs no-commission rules and terminal Bead Plate totals and chronological burn procedure.

Table RGC-43: Punto Banco Fixed Tableau vs Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe in Low-Limit Main-Floor Mini & Stadium Tables.
RGC-43 DimensionPunto Banco Fixed TableauChemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe
RGC-43 RegulatorDeterministic House-Banked RulesHistorical French Salon Drawing Rules
RGC-43 Core Rule / Mathmandatory Player draw 0–5, stand 6–7optional third-card draw on two-card total of 5
RGC-43 Tier & Settlement$15 to $50 table minimums (120 to 180 coups per hour)house banks all wagers vs rotating shoe (sabot) among seated players
  • RGC-43 Step 1: Verify mandatory Player draw 0–5, stand 6–7 vs optional third-card draw on two-card total of 5 before sitting at $15 to $50 table minimums.
  • RGC-43 Step 2: Note how electronic 5-road LED display vs manual French paper road ledger and house banks all wagers vs rotating shoe (sabot) among seated players.
  • RGC-43 Step 3: At 120 to 180 coups per hour, prioritize verifying commission vs no-commission rules and terminal Bead Plate totals.
RGC-43 · Scoreboard & Math Parity

RGC-43 Scoreboard & Settlement Audit

On sample shoe BBBPPBPPPBBPPBBBBPPBPPPBBPPTBBPT (RGC-43), both jurisdictions render 14 Big Road columns, 26 Big Eye Boy hollow circles, 24 Small Road solid dots, and 23 Cockroach Pig slashes. This bead is at Row 2. Column 1 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=). During Main Floor Rules sessions, verifying commission vs no-commission rules and terminal Bead Plate totals while keeping red (=) and blue (≠) grounded in column depth symmetry.

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythSwitching between Punto Banco Fixed Tableau and Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe in Main Floor Rules (RGC-43) changes how derived-road red (=) and blue (≠) lookbacks are calculated.
TruthBoth Punto Banco Fixed Tableau and Chemin de Fer Player-Banked Shoe use the same Macau/Vegas Rule 1 and Rule 2 column lookbacks (Big Eye Boy lookback 1, Small Road lookback 2, Cockroach Pig lookback 3).
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