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PLAYER STARTING TOTAL [PT6] · MANDATORY STAND

Player Starting Total 6 (PT6): Mandatory Stand Rule & 10-Banker Matrix

When the Player's initial two cards sum to 6 (3+3 or 2+4) in guide PT6, Punto Banco rules mandate standing pat on 2 cards so Banker draws on 0–5 and stands on 6–7.

Player 2-Card Total (PT6)
6
PT6 Primary Action
STAND
PT6 Non-Nat Hand Size
4–5 Cards
PT6 10-Banker Sweep
3P/5B/2T
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Big Road B B P P P B B B B P B P B B P P P B B P B B B B P P B P P P B B B P
Big Eye Boy = ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = =
Small Road = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ = = ≠ = ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠
Cockroach Pig ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = ≠ ≠ ≠ ≠ = = ≠ ≠ = = = = = ≠ = ≠ ≠

Engine-verified road board paired with Player two-card total 6 (PT6) 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 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

This bead is at Row 4. Column 1 stopped at Row 2, more than one row above → red (=).

  1. Column 3 goes down to Row 4, so use Rule 2: look 2 columns back, at Column 1.
  2. 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.

Cockroach Pig Mark #3

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

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

Verified Reference Data

Key Facts & Table Specifications

Player Total 6 (PT6) Classification
Mandatory Stand

isNatural(6)=false, playerShouldDraw(6)=false.

PT6 Sample Two-Card Pairs
3+3 and 2+4 (Mod-10 = 6)

Verified two-card combinations producing initial Player total 6.

PT6 vs Banker 0–7 Action
Player Stands Pat (Banker 0–5 Draws)

Exact dealer sequence when Player 6 faces non-natural Banker 0–7.

PT6 vs Banker 8–9 Action
Banker Natural Lockout (4 Cards)

Natural priority rule verified across Banker 8 and Banker 9.

PT6 10-Banker Sample Sweep
3P / 5B / 2T (Sample 5th=3)

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

PLAYER RULE MATRIX · PT6

How Player Two-Card Total 6 (PT6) Resolves Against Every Banker Start (0–9)

In rule [PT6], Player opens with 3+3 or 2+4 for modulo-10 total 6. Against Banker 0–7, [PT6] requires Player to stand on 6, passing playerThirdValue=null so Banker draws on 0–5 and stands on 6–7.

Across all 10 Banker starts (0–9) in [PT6] with sample fifth-card 3, resolveHand() records 3 Player wins, 5 Banker wins, and 2 ties.

Rule PT6 Engine Audit: Player 6 (3+3) vs Banker 0–9
PT6 Banker StartPT6 Player StepPT6 Banker StepPT6 CardsPT6 Winner
[PT6:B0] B(10+K=0)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:B3] B=0 +8->3[PT6:Cnt] 5 cards[PT6:Res] P (6v3)
[PT6:B1] B(10+A=1)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:B3] B=1 +7->4[PT6:Cnt] 5 cards[PT6:Res] P (6v4)
[PT6:B2] B(10+2=2)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:B3] B=2 +6->5[PT6:Cnt] 5 cards[PT6:Res] P (6v5)
[PT6:B3] B(10+3=3)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:B3] B=3 +5->6[PT6:Cnt] 5 cards[PT6:Res] T (6v6)
[PT6:B4] B(2+2=4)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:B3] B=4 +4->7[PT6:Cnt] 5 cards[PT6:Res] B (6v7)
[PT6:B5] B(2+3=5)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:B3] B=5 +3->8[PT6:Cnt] 5 cards[PT6:Res] B (6v8)
[PT6:B6] B(3+3=6)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:BPat] B=6 stands at 6[PT6:Cnt] 4 cards[PT6:Res] T (6v6)
[PT6:B7] B(3+4=7)[PT6:Stand] P=6 stands pat[PT6:BPat] B=7 stands at 7[PT6:Cnt] 4 cards[PT6:Res] B (6v7)
[PT6:B8] B(10+8=8)[PT6:Nat] banker natural (6v8)[PT6:BPat] B=8 stands at 8[PT6:Cnt] 4 cards[PT6:Res] B (6v8)
[PT6:B9] B(10+9=9)[PT6:Nat] banker natural (6v9)[PT6:BPat] B=9 stands at 9[PT6:Cnt] 4 cards[PT6:Res] B (6v9)
  • [PT6-Check1] Announce Player two-card sum 6 (3+3) and check for Natural 8/9.
  • [PT6-Check2] Execute Mandatory Stand rule for [PT6] before resolving Banker's hand.
  • [PT6-Check3] Settle 3P/5B/2T sample sweep and log onto shoe BBPPPBBB.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythA Player holding 6 (PT6) can elect to draw in high-limit Midi-Baccarat.
TruthRule PT6 is strictly mechanical under Punto Banco statutes; 3+3=6 always executes Mandatory Stand.
MythDerived road colors after a PT6 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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