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Pontoon is believed to be an early version of blackjack. Pontoon is currently offered by Real Time Gaming, Playtech, and WagerLogic Internet casinos. Any five-card hand or a pontoon pays 2:1, including after splitting. In Pontoon there is no dealer up card, the dealer wins on ties. There are other rule changes from blackjack that need to be read carefully before playing.
Rules
Following are the specific rules:
The game is played with eight 52-card decks, or occasionally two decks.
All cards have the same value as in blackjack.
The ranking value of hands in pontoon is as follows:
1. A pontoon: an ace and any 10-point card, including after splitting.
2. A five-card trick: any 5-card hand that has not busted. All five-card tricks are of the same value, the point total does not matter.
3. A non-busted hand of 21 points of less with 4 or less cards. Hands are ranked within this group according to the total number of points.
4. A busted hand of 21 points or more.
The dealer deals each player two cards face up and two cards face down to the dealer.
The dealer peeks at his cards for a pontoon. If the dealer has a pontoon he will immediately turn it over and collect all wagers and cards.
The player can stand on any total greater or equal to 15, or on any 5-card hand.
The player can hit at any point, including after doubling.
The player can double on 2 to 4 cards, but only once per hand. The option includes after splitting, and once for each split hand.
The player may split two cards of equal rank. The player may re-split once, up to a total of three hands, including aces. When the player splits, the first card dealt to each hand is automatic.
Player can draw and double after splitting aces.
The 2-card 21 after splitting aces counts as a pontoon.
If the player busts he loses and forfeits his cards and total wager.
After all players have played out their hands, the dealer exposes his two cards. Then the dealer continues to draw cards until he has a total of 17 points or more, except the dealer hits a soft 17. The dealer also stops with any five-card hand.
The dealer compares his hand to each player's hand. A winning player pontoon or five-card hand pays 2:1. All other player wins pay 1:1 (even money).
Pontoon After Splitting Aces
WagerLogic and Playtech casinos treat an ace and 10 after splitting aces as a pontoon. However there have been some arguments as to whether or not a 2-card 21 after splitting aces counts as a pontoon at Real Time Gaming casinos.
House Edge
The house edge is 0.17% if a 2-card 21 after splitting aces is a pontoon.
The house edge is 0.62% if a 2-card 21 after splitting aces is not a pontoon. |
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