How to Play Pontoon (GamesOS)
«Pontoon» is an
online blackjack, which is played with eight standard decks with no jokers. All cards are shuffled before each deal.
The aim of the game in «Pontoon» is to get a higher score the dealer has never exceeding twenty one or win on his overtake.
For example, it is possible to play on one-three boxes in Adam Eve Casino and stake from one to one hundred credits per each of them.
Now lets talk about the main points of rules of «Pontoon» game:
- The dealer deals two face-down cards to himself and checks for blackjack.
- The dealer hits to soft seventeen and stands on hard seventeen.
- In case of equal scores in player’s and dealer’s hands, the croupier wins.
- Split can be done twice up to three hands formed.
- It is possible to split different cards of ten point value.
- Double is allowed at any two first cards.
- It is possible to continue hitting on box after double.
- The box with twenty one is drawn automatically and it is not allowed to hit on it.
- The player can stand only on fifteen and over.
- There is no surrender and insurance here.
The following payoffs work in «Pontoon»:
- Regular winning box – 1:1;
- Pontoon (same as blackjack) – 2:1;
- A box with five cards with no overtake – 2:1;
The producer announces the theoretical payback of 99,6% in «Pontoon» game.
The gameplay doesn't need to be explained any more. Everything is traditional here: the dealer deals two cards to the player and to himself. The players take decisions on their boxes and then the croupier reveals his cards. After it all hands are compared.