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DEALER CADENCE & SQUEEZE [PRC346] · 5-CARD LAYOUT

Opening Burn-Card Count with Banker 7 & 4-Side Eight (8): Floor Scenario #346

In floor scenario PRC346, Opening Burn-Card Count governs a coup where Player opens with 9+4 (3) and exposes fifth-card 8 (four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8)) for 1, while Banker 7 (3+4) stands pat at 7 (5-card B).

PRC346 Cadence
Opening Burn-Card
PRC346 5th Card
8 (8 pts)
PRC346 Banker Call
B7:STAND
PRC346 Settlement
5c -> B
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 PRC346 (Opening Burn-Card Count, B7 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 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.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

PRC346 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.

PRC346 Fifth-Card Squeeze Profile
4-Side Eight (8) -> Value 8

Reveals four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8), moving Player from 3 to 1.

PRC346 Banker Tableau Response
BANKER_TABLEAU[7][8] = false

Dealer taps Banker 7 (3+4) to stand pat at 5 cards.

PRC346 Layout Geometry
5 Cards (B: 1 vs 7)

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

PRC346 Scoreboard Convention
Red (=) / Blue (≠) Derived Marks

Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the B winner of PRC346.

FLOOR CALLING ORDER · PRC346

Executing Opening Burn-Card Count on P(9+4)+8 vs B(3+4) (PRC346)

In floor scenario [PRC346] (Opening Burn-Card Count), at shoe start [PRC346], 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; exposing [PRC346] fifth-card 8 (4-Side Eight (8)) onto Player 3 vs Banker 7 produces 1.

Floor Cadence & Card Placement Log for PRC346
PRC346 StepPRC346 Floor ActionPRC346 Card GeometryPRC346 Total
[PRC346:Deal]Expose 4 Initial CardsP(9+4) vs B(3+4)P=3, B=7
[PRC346:5th]Opening Burn-Card Count5th Card 8 (four side pips along each vertical edge (value 8))P=1
[PRC346:6th]BANKER_TABLEAU[7][8]=falseNo 6th Card PulledB=7
[PRC346:Call]Declare B (5 Cards)Log B to Big Road1 vs 7
  • [PRC346-1] Call [PRC346] two-card totals P=3 and B=7 and confirm zero naturals.
  • [PRC346-2] Lay [PRC346] fifth-card 8 (8) horizontally for Player (3+8 mod 10 = 1).
  • [PRC346-3] Execute [PRC346] BANKER_TABLEAU[7][8]=false and settle 1 vs 7 (B).
GEOMETRY & SCOREBOARD · PRC346

Camera Geometry & Derived Road Verification for PRC346 (5-Card B)

[PRC346-B0] In [PRC346] layout, burned cards remove unknown ranks from the 416-card pool without altering the mandatory third-card tableau on Coup #1. Because [PRC346] BANKER_TABLEAU[7][8]=false against 4-Side Eight (8), the dealer taps [PRC346] Banker 7 to stand pat at 7 without pulling 10 (0), settling 5c [PRC346] as B on BBPPPBBPBB (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDuring Opening Burn-Card Count in PRC346, squeezing 8 slowly can alter whether Banker 7 draws a sixth card.
TruthSqueeze speed is purely theatrical: BANKER_TABLEAU[7][8] = false is fixed by the rank of 8.
MythA B win in scenario PRC346 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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