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DEALER CADENCE & SQUEEZE [PRC172] · 6-CARD LAYOUT

5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay with Banker 3 & 2-Side Three (3): Floor Scenario #172

In floor scenario PRC172, 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay governs a coup where Player opens with 9+4 (3) and exposes fifth-card 3 (two outer pips with a center spine pip (value 3)) for 6, while Banker 3 (10+3) draws sixth-card 9 (9) for 2 (6-card P).

PRC172 Cadence
5th-Card Horizonta
PRC172 5th Card
3 (3 pts)
PRC172 Banker Call
B3:DRAW
PRC172 Settlement
6c -> P
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 20 Hands

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

Scoreboard sequence paired with floor procedure PRC172 (5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay, B3 vs 2-Side Three (3)).

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

This bead is at Row 2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 2, so use Rule 2: look 1 column back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 has a bead at Row 2 too → red (=).

Common table reading watchout: Thinking "no bead at this row" means blue. It is blue only when Column 2 stopped exactly one row above this bead.

Small Road Mark #3

Column 4 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 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 2 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 6 has 1 bead. Column 3 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

  1. Column 7 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 6 with Column 3, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 6 has 1 bead. Column 3 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 6, the one that just finished, with Column 3.

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Key Facts & Table Specifications

PRC172 Calling Cadence
5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay

Floor standard: dealer calls 'Card for Player' and places the fifth card rotated 90 degrees horizontally below Player's initial pair.

PRC172 Fifth-Card Squeeze Profile
2-Side Three (3) -> Value 3

Reveals two outer pips with a center spine pip (value 3), moving Player from 3 to 6.

PRC172 Banker Tableau Response
BANKER_TABLEAU[3][3] = true

Dealer places sixth-card 9 (9) perpendicular to 10+3 for 2.

PRC172 Layout Geometry
6 Cards (P: 6 vs 2)

Camera layout: the horizontal T-orientation visually separates the fifth card from the two-card opening sum for surveillance cameras.

PRC172 Scoreboard Convention
Red (=) / Blue (≠) Derived Marks

Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the P winner of PRC172.

FLOOR CALLING ORDER · PRC172

Executing 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay on P(9+4)+3 vs B(10+3) (PRC172)

Midi-table walkthrough [PRC172] demonstrates 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay where dealer calls 'Card for Player' and places the fifth card rotated 90 degrees horizontally below Player's initial pair; turning over [PRC172] 3 (2-Side Three (3)) on Player 3 vs Banker 3 fixes Player at 6.

Floor Cadence & Card Placement Log for PRC172
PRC172 StepPRC172 Floor ActionPRC172 Card GeometryPRC172 Total
[PRC172:Deal]Expose 4 Initial CardsP(9+4) vs B(10+3)P=3, B=3
[PRC172:5th]5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay5th Card 3 (two outer pips with a center spine pip (value 3))P=6
[PRC172:6th]BANKER_TABLEAU[3][3]=true6th Card 9 (9)B=2
[PRC172:Call]Declare P (6 Cards)Log P to Big Road6 vs 2
  • [PRC172-1] Call [PRC172] two-card totals P=3 and B=3 and confirm zero naturals.
  • [PRC172-2] Lay [PRC172] fifth-card 3 (3) horizontally for Player (3+3 mod 10 = 6).
  • [PRC172-3] Execute [PRC172] BANKER_TABLEAU[3][3]=true and settle 6 vs 2 (P).
GEOMETRY & SCOREBOARD · PRC172

Camera Geometry & Derived Road Verification for PRC172 (6-Card P)

[PRC172-B4] In [PRC172] layout, the horizontal T-orientation visually separates the fifth card from the two-card opening sum for surveillance cameras. Because [PRC172] BANKER_TABLEAU[3][3]=true against 2-Side Three (3), the dealer deals [PRC172] sixth-card 9 (9) sideways so Banker 3 finishes at 2, settling 6c [PRC172] as P on BBPPBBPBPB (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDuring 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay in PRC172, squeezing 3 slowly can alter whether Banker 3 draws a sixth card.
TruthSqueeze speed is purely theatrical: BANKER_TABLEAU[3][3] = true is fixed by the rank of 3.
MythA P win in scenario PRC172 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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