Signed-off-by: Matt Bruce <mbrucedogs@gmail.com>

Blackjack/Blackjack/Views/Game/GameTableView.swift

@@ -128,15 +128,19 @@ struct GameTableView: View {
                         Design.debugLog("   Cached: \(Int(cachedScreenSize.width))×\(Int(cachedScreenSize.height)), initialized=\(hasInitializedScreenSize)")
                     }
                     
-                    // Capture screen size ONCE on first valid measurement, then only on orientation change
+                    // Capture screen size ONCE on first valid measurement
+                    // Use the DEFAULT initialized value (667 for iPhone) if first measurement is smaller
+                    // This handles the case where safe area reduces the first measurement
                     if !hasInitializedScreenSize && size.width > 0 && size.height > 0 {
-                        // First time: capture the initial size
+                        // Use the LARGER of default and first measurement
-                        Design.debugLog("📐 🎯 INITIAL capture: \(Int(size.width))×\(Int(size.height))")
+                        let useHeight = max(size.height, cachedScreenSize.height)
-                        cachedScreenSize = size
+                        let useWidth = max(size.width, cachedScreenSize.width)
+                        let captureSize = CGSize(width: useWidth, height: useHeight)
+                        Design.debugLog("📐 🎯 INITIAL capture: measured=\(Int(size.width))×\(Int(size.height)), using=\(Int(captureSize.width))×\(Int(captureSize.height))")
+                        cachedScreenSize = captureSize
                         hasInitializedScreenSize = true
                     } else if hasInitializedScreenSize {
-                        // After initialization: only update on TRUE orientation change
+                        // After initialization: ONLY update on TRUE orientation change
-                        // (when portrait becomes landscape or vice versa)
                         let wasPortrait = cachedScreenSize.height > cachedScreenSize.width
                         let isPortrait = size.height > size.width
                         
@@ -144,6 +148,7 @@ struct GameTableView: View {
                             Design.debugLog("📐 🔄 ORIENTATION changed: \(Int(cachedScreenSize.width))×\(Int(cachedScreenSize.height)) → \(Int(size.width))×\(Int(size.height))")
                             cachedScreenSize = size
                         }
+                        // Otherwise: IGNORE all geometry changes - keep cached size stable
                     }
                 }
             

Blackjack/Blackjack/Views/Table/DealerHandView.swift

@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ struct DealerHandView: View {
             }
             .frame(minHeight: badgeHeight) // Reserve consistent height
             .animation(.spring(duration: Design.Animation.springDuration), value: hand.cards.isEmpty)
-            // Cards
+            // Cards with result badge overlay (overlay prevents height change)
             HStack(spacing: hand.cards.isEmpty ? Design.Spacing.small : cardSpacing) {
                 if hand.cards.isEmpty {
                     CardPlaceholderView(width: cardWidth)
@@ -70,18 +70,22 @@ struct DealerHandView: View {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            
+            .overlay(alignment: .bottom) {
-            // Result badge
+                // Result badge - overlayed so it doesn't add height to the view
                 if let result = hand.cards.count >= 2 && showHoleCard ? handResultText : nil {
                     Text(result)
                         .font(.system(size: labelFontSize, weight: .black))
-                    .foregroundStyle(handResultColor)
+                        .foregroundStyle(.white)
                         .padding(.horizontal, Design.Spacing.medium)
                         .padding(.vertical, Design.Spacing.xSmall)
                         .background(
                             Capsule()
-                            .fill(handResultColor.opacity(Design.Opacity.hint))
+                                .fill(handResultColor)
+                                .shadow(color: .black.opacity(Design.Opacity.medium), radius: Design.Shadow.radiusMedium)
                         )
+                        .offset(y: Design.Spacing.xLarge)  // Position below cards
+                        .transition(.scale.combined(with: .opacity))
+                }
             }
         }
         .accessibilityElement(children: .ignore)