In floor scenario PRC296, Opening Burn-Card Count governs a coup where Player opens with 7+4 (1) and exposes fifth-card 8 (four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8)) for 9, while Banker 1 (10+A) draws sixth-card 4 (4) for 5 (6-card P).
Scoreboard sequence paired with floor procedure PRC296 (Opening Burn-Card Count, B1 vs 4-Side Eight (8)).
Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
This bead is at Row 2. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).
Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 3 stopped exactly one row above this bead.
Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 2 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).
Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 5, the one that just finished, with Column 2.
Floor standard: at shoe start, the dealer exposes the first card face-up and burns its point value (10 cards for 10/J/Q/K) face-down into the muck.
Reveals four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8), moving Player from 1 to 9.
Dealer places sixth-card 4 (4) perpendicular to 10+A for 5.
Camera layout: burned cards remove unknown ranks from the 416-card pool without altering the mandatory third-card tableau on Coup #1.
Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the P winner of PRC296.
Rulebook cadence [PRC296] under Opening Burn-Card Count states that at shoe start [PRC296], the dealer exposes the first card face-up and burns its point value (10 cards for 10/J/Q/K) face-down into the muck; [PRC296] fifth-card 8 (4-Side Eight (8)) added to Player 1 (vs Banker 1) equals 9.
| PRC296 Step | PRC296 Floor Action | PRC296 Card Geometry | PRC296 Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| [PRC296:Deal] | Expose 4 Initial Cards | P(7+4) vs B(10+A) | P=1, B=1 |
| [PRC296:5th] | Opening Burn-Card Count | 5th Card 8 (four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8)) | P=9 |
| [PRC296:6th] | BANKER_TABLEAU[1][8]=true | 6th Card 4 (4) | B=5 |
| [PRC296:Call] | Declare P (6 Cards) | Log P to Big Road | 9 vs 5 |
[PRC296-B1] In [PRC296] layout, burned cards remove unknown ranks from the 416-card pool without altering the mandatory third-card tableau on Coup #1. Because [PRC296] BANKER_TABLEAU[1][8]=true against 4-Side Eight (8), the dealer deals [PRC296] sixth-card 4 (4) sideways so Banker 1 finishes at 5, settling 6c [PRC296] as P on BBPPBPBBPP (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).
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