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DEALER CADENCE & SQUEEZE [PRC042] · 5-CARD LAYOUT

5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay with Banker 4 & 0-Pip Picture (K): Floor Scenario #42

In floor scenario PRC042, 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay governs a coup where Player opens with A+4 (5) and exposes fifth-card K (clean border with zero side pips (face/ten value 0)) for 5, while Banker 4 (2+2) stands pat at 4 (5-card P).

PRC042 Cadence
5th-Card Horizonta
PRC042 5th Card
K (0 pts)
PRC042 Banker Call
B4:STAND
PRC042 Settlement
5c -> P
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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 PRC042 (5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay, B4 vs 0-Pip Picture (K)).

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

PRC042 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.

PRC042 Fifth-Card Squeeze Profile
0-Pip Picture (K) -> Value 0

Reveals clean border with zero side pips (face/ten value 0), moving Player from 5 to 5.

PRC042 Banker Tableau Response
BANKER_TABLEAU[4][0] = false

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

PRC042 Layout Geometry
5 Cards (P: 5 vs 4)

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

PRC042 Scoreboard Convention
Red (=) / Blue (≠) Derived Marks

Derived road colours record Big Road symmetry, never the P winner of PRC042.

FLOOR CALLING ORDER · PRC042

Executing 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay on P(A+4)+K vs B(2+2) (PRC042)

During table cadence [PRC042] (5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay), dealer calls 'Card for Player' and places the fifth card rotated 90 degrees horizontally below Player's initial pair; once [PRC042] fifth-card K (0-Pip Picture (K)) lands on Player 5 vs Banker 4, mod-10 math yields 5.

Floor Cadence & Card Placement Log for PRC042
PRC042 StepPRC042 Floor ActionPRC042 Card GeometryPRC042 Total
[PRC042:Deal]Expose 4 Initial CardsP(A+4) vs B(2+2)P=5, B=4
[PRC042:5th]5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay5th Card K (clean border with zero side pips (face/ten value 0))P=5
[PRC042:6th]BANKER_TABLEAU[4][0]=falseNo 6th Card PulledB=4
[PRC042:Call]Declare P (5 Cards)Log P to Big Road5 vs 4
  • [PRC042-1] Call [PRC042] two-card totals P=5 and B=4 and confirm zero naturals.
  • [PRC042-2] Lay [PRC042] fifth-card K (0) horizontally for Player (5+0 mod 10 = 5).
  • [PRC042-3] Execute [PRC042] BANKER_TABLEAU[4][0]=false and settle 5 vs 4 (P).
GEOMETRY & SCOREBOARD · PRC042

Camera Geometry & Derived Road Verification for PRC042 (5-Card P)

[PRC042-B4] In [PRC042] layout, the horizontal T-orientation visually separates the fifth card from the two-card opening sum for surveillance cameras. Because [PRC042] BANKER_TABLEAU[4][0]=false against 0-Pip Picture (K), the dealer taps [PRC042] Banker 4 to stand pat at 4 without pulling 7 (7), settling 5c [PRC042] as P on BBPPPBBPBB (where derived Red/Blue marks reflect Big Road symmetry).

Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythDuring 5th-Card Horizontal T-Lay in PRC042, squeezing K slowly can alter whether Banker 4 draws a sixth card.
TruthSqueeze speed is purely theatrical: BANKER_TABLEAU[4][0] = false is fixed by the rank of K.
MythA P win in scenario PRC042 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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