pontoon

Pontoon is the best blackjack variant designed by the famous online game publisher Betsoft Gaming. The Pontoon game follows more or less the same principle as a game of blackjack. What differentiates them is the organizational structure of the table, as well as the terms used.

In the game Pontoon, the terms used are not the same as those of its cousin, classic blackjack. Thus, "hit" in blackjack becomes "twist" in the game Pontoon, which means drawing a new card from the shoe. "Stand" becomes "stick", which means passing the turn. "Split" means separating paired cards to form two different hands. The "Buy" option allows the player to increase the value of their bet during the game if they are certain of winning against the dealer.

In the Pontoon online table game, 8 decks of 52 cards are used.

Principle of the game

The objective is to make the total value of the cards forming the hand as close as possible to 21 without ever exceeding this score. It is best to obtain at least 17 or more. And the ideal is to obtain a "pontoon", a hand in which the total value of the two cards is equal to 21. This is the case when the player has an Ace and a card with a value of 10 (a 10, a Jack, a Queen or a King).

In the Pontoon game, the participant plays against the dealer: he must find a better score than the dealer.

Pontoon from Betsoft Gaming offers the player the opportunity to bet up to 5 hands in a single game.

After placing a bet, the player can then click on "Deal" so that the dealer deals two hidden cards to the player and himself. Depending on the value of these cards, the player can decide to stick, twist, split or buy.

If his hand is made up of 5 cards and the total value of it is less than 21, the player wins double his bet. The reward is the same when the player wins against the dealer.