Players can also double down on any split except splitting the Ace. However, if the dealer achieves “Pontoon”, he will only collect the player’s original bet. If the initial cards consist of an Ace, the face value of the cards will be 1 and not 11. Players can double their bet on any two initial cards.

However, if the dealer achieves “Pontoon”, the surrender will be considered void.

Players can surrender half of the initial bet only when the dealer’s first card is an Ace or any Picture cards.

The dealer must draw until a hard total of 17 or greater is achieved (as compared to Blackjack where the dealer must stand on a “Soft 17”.Players who achieve “Pontoon” and a points total of 21 will be paid immediately. The objective of the game is to draw cards with points totalling 21 or close to it, but not exceeding 21.Players achieve “Pontoon” when the initial two cards are an Ace with a King, Queen or Jack.Each deck of cards in play shall consist of 48 cards without the Joker and the four “Tens”. Pontoon is played using traditional decks of cards.Where the game in play is “Pontoon”, the approved rules of Blackjack shall apply, except where the rules are inconsistent with the rules of “Pontoon”, in which case the rules of “Pontoon” shall prevail.Pontoon is the British version of the internationally popular banking game Twenty-One, the best-known form of Blackjack in American casinos.

Card game 21 not blackjack