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PLAYER STARTING TOTAL [PT2] · MANDATORY DRAW

Player Starting Total 2 (PT2): Mandatory Draw Rule & 10-Banker Matrix

When the Player's initial two cards sum to 2 (10+2 or 8+4) in guide PT2, Punto Banco rules mandate a fifth-card draw whenever Banker holds 0–7 (and a 4-card lockout if Banker holds Natural 8 or 9).

Player 2-Card Total (PT2)
2
PT2 Primary Action
DRAW
PT2 Non-Nat Hand Size
5–6 Cards
PT2 10-Banker Sweep
8P/2B/0T
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Big Road B B B B P P B P P P B B B P B B P P B B B B P B P B B P P P B B B B
Big Eye Boy = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = = ≠ ≠ ≠ = = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠
Small Road ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = ≠ =
Cockroach Pig = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = =

Engine-verified road board paired with Player two-card total 2 (PT2) resolution table.

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

  1. Column 4 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 3 with Column 2, 1 column further back.
  2. Column 3 has 1 bead. Column 2 has 2 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 3, the one that just finished, with Column 2.

Small Road Mark #3

This bead is at Row 3. Column 2 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).

  1. Column 4 goes down to Row 3, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 2.
  2. Column 2 stopped at Row 2, one row above → blue (≠).

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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #3

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

  1. Column 5 starts, so use Rule 1: compare Column 4 with Column 1, 3 columns further back.
  2. Column 4 has 3 beads. Column 1 has 4 beads. Different depth → blue (≠).

Common table reading watchout: Comparing the wrong columns. Compare Column 4, the one that just finished, with Column 1.

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Player Total 2 (PT2) Classification
Mandatory Draw

isNatural(2)=false, playerShouldDraw(2)=true.

PT2 Sample Two-Card Pairs
10+2 and 8+4 (Mod-10 = 2)

Verified two-card combinations producing initial Player total 2.

PT2 vs Banker 0–7 Action
Player Draws 5th Card (8/8)

Exact dealer sequence when Player 2 faces non-natural Banker 0–7.

PT2 vs Banker 8–9 Action
Banker Natural Lockout (4 Cards)

Natural priority rule verified across Banker 8 and Banker 9.

PT2 10-Banker Sample Sweep
8P / 2B / 0T (Sample 5th=7)

Audited across Banker totals 0–9 via resolveHand().

PLAYER RULE MATRIX · PT2

How Player Two-Card Total 2 (PT2) Resolves Against Every Banker Start (0–9)

In rule [PT2], Player opens with 10+2 or 8+4 for modulo-10 total 2. Against Banker 0–7, [PT2] requires Player to draw a fifth card (such as 7 for 9) before Banker consults BANKER_TABLEAU.

Across all 10 Banker starts (0–9) in [PT2] with sample fifth-card 7, resolveHand() records 8 Player wins, 2 Banker wins, and 0 ties.

Rule PT2 Engine Audit: Player 2 (10+2) vs Banker 0–9
PT2 Banker StartPT2 Player StepPT2 Banker StepPT2 CardsPT2 Winner
[PT2:B0] B(10+K=0)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=0 +8->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B1] B(10+A=1)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=1 +7->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B2] B(10+2=2)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=2 +6->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B3] B(10+3=3)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=3 +5->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B4] B(2+2=4)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=4 +4->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B5] B(2+3=5)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=5 +3->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B6] B(3+3=6)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:B3] B=6 +2->8[PT2:Cnt] 6 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v8)
[PT2:B7] B(3+4=7)[PT2:Draw] P=2 +7->9[PT2:BPat] B=7 stands at 7[PT2:Cnt] 5 cards[PT2:Res] P (9v7)
[PT2:B8] B(10+8=8)[PT2:Nat] banker natural (2v8)[PT2:BPat] B=8 stands at 8[PT2:Cnt] 4 cards[PT2:Res] B (2v8)
[PT2:B9] B(10+9=9)[PT2:Nat] banker natural (2v9)[PT2:BPat] B=9 stands at 9[PT2:Cnt] 4 cards[PT2:Res] B (2v9)
  • [PT2-Check1] Announce Player two-card sum 2 (10+2) and check for Natural 8/9.
  • [PT2-Check2] Execute Mandatory Draw rule for [PT2] before resolving Banker's hand.
  • [PT2-Check3] Settle 8P/2B/0T sample sweep and log onto shoe BBBBPPBP.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythA Player holding 2 (PT2) can elect to stand in high-limit Midi-Baccarat.
TruthRule PT2 is strictly mechanical under Punto Banco statutes; 10+2=2 always executes Mandatory Draw.
MythDerived road colors after a PT2 hand show whether Player or Banker won.
TruthRed (=) and Blue (≠) on derived roads describe Big Road column symmetry, never Player vs Banker.
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