diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py b/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
index 9544783..16ca995 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_game_my_sea.py
@@ -1337,9 +1337,13 @@ class MySeaGatekeeperPageTest(FunctionalTest):
 
     def test_paid_draw_commits_token_and_redirects_to_picker(self):
         """PAID DRAW commits the deposited token (FREE token gets
-        consumed → user's token count drops by 1); server resets the
-        MySeaDraw row (hand=[], created_at=now, deposit cleared); user
-        lands back on /gameboard/my-sea/ ready to draw a fresh hand."""
+        consumed → user's token count drops by 1); iter-6c spec then
+        DROPS the active_draw row entirely + redirects to /gameboard/
+        my-sea/?phase=picker so the user lands directly in the picker
+        ready to draw. Previously the row was preserved w. reset
+        created_at — that looped the user back to GATE VIEW
+        (`quota_spent=True` w. row present). See
+        [[sprint-my-sea-iter-6c-may20]] for the rationale."""
         from apps.gameboard.models import MySeaDraw
         from apps.lyric.models import Token
         self._save_empty_hand_draw()
@@ -1360,19 +1364,23 @@ class MySeaGatekeeperPageTest(FunctionalTest):
             )
         )
         paid_draw.click()
-        # Redirect lands on /gameboard/my-sea/ (landing or picker).
+        # Redirect lands on /gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker so the user
+        # drops straight into the picker (no FREE-DRAW landing click).
         self.wait_for(
-            lambda: self.assertIn("/gameboard/my-sea/", self.browser.current_url)
+            lambda: self.assertIn(
+                "/gameboard/my-sea/?phase=picker", self.browser.current_url
+            )
         )
         # FREE token consumed.
         self.assertEqual(
             Token.objects.filter(user=self.gamer, token_type=Token.FREE).count(),
             free_count_before - 1,
         )
-        # MySeaDraw row: hand reset to empty, deposit cleared, fresh quota.
-        draw = MySeaDraw.objects.get(user=self.gamer)
-        self.assertEqual(draw.hand, [])
-        self.assertIsNone(draw.deposit_token_id)
+        # Row dropped — `active_draw is None` is the signal that lets
+        # the my_sea view honour the `?phase=picker` override.
+        self.assertFalse(
+            MySeaDraw.objects.filter(user=self.gamer).exists()
+        )
 
 
 class MySeaLandingPaidDrawTest(FunctionalTest):
diff --git a/src/static_src/scss/_gameboard.scss b/src/static_src/scss/_gameboard.scss
index 389cb25..087041a 100644
--- a/src/static_src/scss/_gameboard.scss
+++ b/src/static_src/scss/_gameboard.scss
@@ -305,6 +305,15 @@ body.page-gameboard {
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     gap: 1rem;
+
+    // Portrait — stack the cross spread above the form col (mirrors the
+    // gameroom SEA SELECT modal's `@media (max-width: 600px)` stack
+    // pattern in `_card-deck.scss`). Landscape keeps the side-by-side
+    // layout since horizontal real-estate is the abundant axis there.
+    // User-spec 2026-05-20.
+    @media (orientation: portrait) {
+        flex-direction: column;
+    }
 }
 
 // .my-sea-cross renders all 6 surrounding positions (crown/leave/lay/