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PLAYER STARTING TOTAL [PT7] · MANDATORY STAND

Player Starting Total 7 (PT7): Mandatory Stand Rule & 10-Banker Matrix

When the Player's initial two cards sum to 7 (3+4 or 2+5) in guide PT7, Punto Banco rules mandate standing pat on 2 cards so Banker draws on 0–5 and stands on 6–7.

Player 2-Card Total (PT7)
7
PT7 Primary Action
STAND
PT7 Non-Nat Hand Size
4–5 Cards
PT7 10-Banker Sweep
6P/2B/2T
Engine-Verified Scoreboard · 34 Hands

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

Engine-verified road board paired with Player two-card total 7 (PT7) 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 6 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 6 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 7 (PT7) Classification
Mandatory Stand

isNatural(7)=false, playerShouldDraw(7)=false.

PT7 Sample Two-Card Pairs
3+4 and 2+5 (Mod-10 = 7)

Verified two-card combinations producing initial Player total 7.

PT7 vs Banker 0–7 Action
Player Stands Pat (Banker 0–5 Draws)

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

PT7 vs Banker 8–9 Action
Banker Natural Lockout (4 Cards)

Natural priority rule verified across Banker 8 and Banker 9.

PT7 10-Banker Sample Sweep
6P / 2B / 2T (Sample 5th=2)

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

PLAYER RULE MATRIX · PT7

How Player Two-Card Total 7 (PT7) Resolves Against Every Banker Start (0–9)

In rule [PT7], Player opens with 3+4 or 2+5 for modulo-10 total 7. Against Banker 0–7, [PT7] requires Player to stand on 7, passing playerThirdValue=null so Banker draws on 0–5 and stands on 6–7.

Across all 10 Banker starts (0–9) in [PT7] with sample fifth-card 2, resolveHand() records 6 Player wins, 2 Banker wins, and 2 ties.

Rule PT7 Engine Audit: Player 7 (3+4) vs Banker 0–9
PT7 Banker StartPT7 Player StepPT7 Banker StepPT7 CardsPT7 Winner
[PT7:B0] B(10+K=0)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:B3] B=0 +8->2[PT7:Cnt] 5 cards[PT7:Res] P (7v2)
[PT7:B1] B(10+A=1)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:B3] B=1 +7->3[PT7:Cnt] 5 cards[PT7:Res] P (7v3)
[PT7:B2] B(10+2=2)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:B3] B=2 +6->4[PT7:Cnt] 5 cards[PT7:Res] P (7v4)
[PT7:B3] B(10+3=3)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:B3] B=3 +5->5[PT7:Cnt] 5 cards[PT7:Res] P (7v5)
[PT7:B4] B(2+2=4)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:B3] B=4 +4->6[PT7:Cnt] 5 cards[PT7:Res] P (7v6)
[PT7:B5] B(2+3=5)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:B3] B=5 +3->7[PT7:Cnt] 5 cards[PT7:Res] T (7v7)
[PT7:B6] B(3+3=6)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:BPat] B=6 stands at 6[PT7:Cnt] 4 cards[PT7:Res] P (7v6)
[PT7:B7] B(3+4=7)[PT7:Stand] P=7 stands pat[PT7:BPat] B=7 stands at 7[PT7:Cnt] 4 cards[PT7:Res] T (7v7)
[PT7:B8] B(10+8=8)[PT7:Nat] banker natural (7v8)[PT7:BPat] B=8 stands at 8[PT7:Cnt] 4 cards[PT7:Res] B (7v8)
[PT7:B9] B(10+9=9)[PT7:Nat] banker natural (7v9)[PT7:BPat] B=9 stands at 9[PT7:Cnt] 4 cards[PT7:Res] B (7v9)
  • [PT7-Check1] Announce Player two-card sum 7 (3+4) and check for Natural 8/9.
  • [PT7-Check2] Execute Mandatory Stand rule for [PT7] before resolving Banker's hand.
  • [PT7-Check3] Settle 6P/2B/2T sample sweep and log onto shoe BBBBBBPP.
Table Reality Check

Myth vs. Truth

MythA Player holding 7 (PT7) can elect to draw in high-limit Midi-Baccarat.
TruthRule PT7 is strictly mechanical under Punto Banco statutes; 3+4=7 always executes Mandatory Stand.
MythDerived road colors after a PT7 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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