How to Play PONTOON Blackjack

 PONTOON - Description and Objective
The objective of Pontoon is for a player to come as close to 21 without going over, while still having a higher number than the dealer. Prior to receiving any cards, the player must place a wager. Once the wager is made, the player is dealt two cards face up. The dealer is also dealt two cards. If the total value of the player’s cards is closer to 21 than the dealer, the player wins as much as he wagered. The player wins if the dealer goes over 21.

The following terminology is used in the play of the game:
Bet - the Player may make any wager desired within the posted table limits.
Deal - the Player gets two cards face up and the Dealer gets two cards.
Pontoon – is achieved when first two cards total 21. Pontoon beats a score of 21 consisting of 3 or more cards.
Bust – is achieved when total value of cards for either the Dealer or the Player exceeds 21 resulting in a loss of the wager.
Push – is achieved when the value of the Dealer’s cards (from 17 to 21) and the Player’s cards are equal resulting in dealer winning the hand.
Hit – Player desires another card to be dealt.
Stand – Player desires to keep hand dealt
Split – Player desires hand to be split two cards into separate hands.
Double – Player desires to double bet and receive another card.

Card Values
• Suits of the cards have no meaning in the game.
• Cards 2 through 10 are the face value.
• Jacks, Queens and Kings are all valued at 10.
• Aces can count as either 1 or 11 (except in the game of “Caribbean 21”where the Ace has a value of 1 only).

If the player has a hand that consists of a 6 and an Ace, he may either consider it at 17 or drop its value to 7. The Ace may count as 1 or 11. You may change the value of the Ace as the hand progresses.

PONTOON - Button Descriptions
Deal
Clicking on the deal button after placing a bet starts a new game.

Hit
Clicking on the hit button will deal the player an additional card.

Stand
Clicking on the stand button will keep the player’s hand at its current value.

Split
If the player’s first two cards are of the same value (i.e. 7, 7, or K, K) he may split them into 2 separate hads, placing a second wager of equal value. The player then proceeds to draw cards as usual, with these exceptions:

If a player splits two aces, he receives only one additional card for each hand. A hand totaling 21 after splitting aces is considered Pontoon.

Double
When a player has been dealt two cards and believes that a third card will give him a position to beat the dealer’s hand, he can “double.” His wager is doubled, and he is allowed to hit and receive just one additional card.

PONTOON - Game Play
Bets
The Player may make any wager desired within the posted table limits.

Deal
The Player gets two cards face up.
The Dealer gets two cards face down.

Player action
Hit any time before standing, 5 cards max

Stand must have 5 cards or total of 15 or more

Double any time but only once, 5 cards max

Split any two cards of equal rank, 3 hands max

Dealer action
Hit
any hard total 16 or less
any soft total 17 or less

Stand
any hard total 17 or more
any soft total 18 or more
any 5 cards

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