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DEALER CADENCE & SQUEEZE [PRC326] · 5-CARD LAYOUT

Opening Burn-Card Count with Banker 4 & 4-Side Eight (8): Floor Scenario #326

In floor scenario PRC326, 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 4 (2+2) stands pat at 4 (5-card P).

PRC326 Cadence
Opening Burn-Card
PRC326 5th Card
8 (8 pts)
PRC326 Banker Call
B4:STAND
PRC326 Settlement
5c -> P
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 20 Hands

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Big Road B B P P B P B B P B B B P P P B B B B P
Big Eye Boy = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = = = = ≠ ≠
Small Road ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ ≠
Cockroach Pig ≠ = = = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠

Scoreboard sequence paired with floor procedure PRC326 (Opening Burn-Card Count, B4 vs 4-Side Eight (8)).

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 #3

Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 2, 1 column further back.
  2. 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.

Small Road Mark #3

This bead is at Row 2. Column 3 stopped at Row 1, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 5 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 3.
  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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #3

Column 5 has 2 beads. Column 2 has 2 beads. Same depth → red (=).

  1. Column 6 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 5 with Column 2, 3 columns further back.
  2. 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.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

PRC326 Calling Cadence
Opening Burn-Card Count

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.

PRC326 Fifth-Card Squeeze Profile
4-Side Eight (8) -> Value 8

Reveals four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8), moving Player from 1 to 9.

PRC326 Banker Tableau Response
BANKER_TABLEAU[4][8] = false

Dealer taps Banker 4 (2+2) to stand pat at 5 cards.

PRC326 Layout Geometry
5 Cards (P: 9 vs 4)

Camera layout: burned cards remove unknown ranks from the 416-card pool without altering the mandatory third-card tableau on Coup #1.

PRC326 Scoreboard Convention
Red (=) / Blue (≠) Derived Marks

Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the P winner of PRC326.

FLOOR CALLING ORDER · PRC326

Executing Opening Burn-Card Count on P(7+4)+8 vs B(2+2) (PRC326)

Midi-table walkthrough [PRC326] demonstrates Opening Burn-Card Count where at shoe start [PRC326], 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; turning over [PRC326] 8 (4-Side Eight (8)) on Player 1 vs Banker 4 fixes Player at 9.

Floor Cadence & Card Placement Log for PRC326
PRC326 StepPRC326 Floor ActionPRC326 Card GeometryPRC326 Total
[PRC326:Deal]Expose 4 Initial CardsP(7+4) vs B(2+2)P=1, B=4
[PRC326:5th]Opening Burn-Card Count5th Card 8 (four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8))P=9
[PRC326:6th]BANKER_TABLEAU[4][8]=falseNo 6th Card PulledB=4
[PRC326:Call]Declare P (5 Cards)Log P to Big Road9 vs 4
  • [PRC326-1] Call [PRC326] two-card totals P=1 and B=4 and confirm zero naturals.
  • [PRC326-2] Lay [PRC326] fifth-card 8 (8) horizontally for Player (1+8 mod 10 = 9).
  • [PRC326-3] Execute [PRC326] BANKER_TABLEAU[4][8]=false and settle 9 vs 4 (P).
GEOMETRY & SCOREBOARD · PRC326

Camera Geometry & Derived Road Verification for PRC326 (5-Card P)

[PRC326-B3] In [PRC326] layout, burned cards remove unknown ranks from the 416-card pool without altering the mandatory third-card tableau on Coup #1. Because [PRC326] BANKER_TABLEAU[4][8]=false against 4-Side Eight (8), the dealer taps [PRC326] Banker 4 to stand pat at 4 without pulling 7 (7), settling 5c [PRC326] as P on BBPPBPBBPB (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDuring Opening Burn-Card Count in PRC326, squeezing 8 slowly can alter whether Banker 4 draws a sixth card.
TruthSqueeze speed is purely theatrical: BANKER_TABLEAU[4][8] = false is fixed by the rank of 8.
MythA P win in scenario PRC326 forces a matching colour on Big Eye Boy.
TruthDerived roads use Red (=) for repeating Big Road columns and Blue (≠) for breaking columns—never Banker or Player.
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