If neither the participant nor the banker is dealt a total of 8 or 9 in the first two cards (referred to as a "pure"), the tableau is consulted, to start with for that participant's regulations, then the banker's.
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Six or 8 decks of cards are used, Generally shuffled only via the croupier and dealers. The shoe is held by one of many gamers, who bargains the cards within the instructions in the croupier according to the table