In floor scenario PRC129, 3-Card 7/8 Side-Bet Call governs a coup where Player opens with 10+2 (2) and exposes fifth-card A (no side pips and a single center suit emblem (value 1)) for 3, while Banker 5 (A+4) stands pat at 5 (5-card B).
Scoreboard sequence paired with floor procedure PRC129 (3-Card 7/8 Side-Bet Call, B5 vs 1-Pip Ace (A)).
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.
This bead is at Row 4. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, more than one row above → 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.
Column 5 has 1 bead. 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.
Floor standard: on EZ Baccarat layouts, the dealer verifies whether a winning 3-card Banker 7 or 3-card Player 8 occurred before sweeping cards.
Reveals no side pips and a single center suit emblem (value 1), moving Player from 2 to 3.
Dealer taps Banker 5 (A+4) to stand pat at 5 cards.
Camera layout: the horizontal fifth or sixth card proves the winning total was achieved in three cards rather than a two-card 7 or 8.
Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the B winner of PRC129.
Across live felt [PRC129], 3-Card 7/8 Side-Bet Call requires that on EZ Baccarat layouts [PRC129], the dealer verifies whether a winning 3-card Banker 7 or 3-card Player 8 occurred before sweeping cards; drawing [PRC129] A (1-Pip Ace (A)) onto Player 2 facing Banker 5 locks in 3.
| PRC129 Step | PRC129 Floor Action | PRC129 Card Geometry | PRC129 Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| [PRC129:Deal] | Expose 4 Initial Cards | P(10+2) vs B(A+4) | P=2, B=5 |
| [PRC129:5th] | 3-Card 7/8 Side-Bet Call | 5th Card A (no side pips and a single center suit emblem (value 1)) | P=3 |
| [PRC129:6th] | BANKER_TABLEAU[5][1]=false | No 6th Card Pulled | B=5 |
| [PRC129:Call] | Declare B (5 Cards) | Log B to Big Road | 3 vs 5 |
[PRC129-B2] In [PRC129] layout, the horizontal fifth or sixth card proves the winning total was achieved in three cards rather than a two-card 7 or 8. Because [PRC129] BANKER_TABLEAU[5][1]=false against 1-Pip Ace (A), the dealer taps [PRC129] Banker 5 to stand pat at 5 without pulling 10 (0), settling 5c [PRC129] as B on PPBBBPPPPB (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).
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