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DEALER CADENCE & SQUEEZE [PRC266] · 6-CARD LAYOUT

Opening Burn-Card Count with Banker 5 & 3-Side Seven (7): Floor Scenario #266

In floor scenario PRC266, Opening Burn-Card Count governs a coup where Player opens with 7+4 (1) and exposes fifth-card 7 (three side pips per column plus one top center pip (value 7)) for 8, while Banker 5 (2+3) draws sixth-card 7 (7) for 2 (6-card P).

PRC266 Cadence
Opening Burn-Card
PRC266 5th Card
7 (7 pts)
PRC266 Banker Call
B5:DRAW
PRC266 Settlement
6c -> P
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 20 Hands

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

Scoreboard sequence paired with floor procedure PRC266 (Opening Burn-Card Count, B5 vs 3-Side Seven (7)).

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

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

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 2, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

Small Road Mark #3

Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 3 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 1 bead. Column 2 has 3 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 5 has 2 beads. Column 2 has 3 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  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 3 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

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

PRC266 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.

PRC266 Fifth-Card Squeeze Profile
3-Side Seven (7) -> Value 7

Reveals three side pips per column plus one top center pip (value 7), moving Player from 1 to 8.

PRC266 Banker Tableau Response
BANKER_TABLEAU[5][7] = true

Dealer places sixth-card 7 (7) perpendicular to 2+3 for 2.

PRC266 Layout Geometry
6 Cards (P: 8 vs 2)

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

PRC266 Scoreboard Convention
Red (=) / Blue (≠) Derived Marks

Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the P winner of PRC266.

FLOOR CALLING ORDER · PRC266

Executing Opening Burn-Card Count on P(7+4)+7 vs B(2+3) (PRC266)

During table cadence [PRC266] (Opening Burn-Card Count), at shoe start [PRC266], 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; once [PRC266] fifth-card 7 (3-Side Seven (7)) lands on Player 1 vs Banker 5, mod-10 math yields 8.

Floor Cadence & Card Placement Log for PRC266
PRC266 StepPRC266 Floor ActionPRC266 Card GeometryPRC266 Total
[PRC266:Deal]Expose 4 Initial CardsP(7+4) vs B(2+3)P=1, B=5
[PRC266:5th]Opening Burn-Card Count5th Card 7 (three side pips per column plus one top center pip (value 7))P=8
[PRC266:6th]BANKER_TABLEAU[5][7]=true6th Card 7 (7)B=2
[PRC266:Call]Declare P (6 Cards)Log P to Big Road8 vs 2
  • [PRC266-1] Call [PRC266] two-card totals P=1 and B=5 and confirm zero naturals.
  • [PRC266-2] Lay [PRC266] fifth-card 7 (7) horizontally for Player (1+7 mod 10 = 8).
  • [PRC266-3] Execute [PRC266] BANKER_TABLEAU[5][7]=true and settle 8 vs 2 (P).
GEOMETRY & SCOREBOARD · PRC266

Camera Geometry & Derived Road Verification for PRC266 (6-Card P)

[PRC266-B12] In [PRC266] layout, burned cards remove unknown ranks from the 416-card pool without altering the mandatory third-card tableau on Coup #1. Because [PRC266] BANKER_TABLEAU[5][7]=true against 3-Side Seven (7), the dealer deals [PRC266] sixth-card 7 (7) sideways so Banker 5 finishes at 2, settling 6c [PRC266] as P on BBPPPBBPBB (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDuring Opening Burn-Card Count in PRC266, squeezing 7 slowly can alter whether Banker 5 draws a sixth card.
TruthSqueeze speed is purely theatrical: BANKER_TABLEAU[5][7] = true is fixed by the rank of 7.
MythA P win in scenario PRC266 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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