All cards in pontoon have the same value as they do in standard blackjack. That being the face value of cards 2 - 9, J, Q, K and 10's are worth 10 and aces are either 11 or 1.

Game rules are as follows

•  Eight 52 card decks are used
•  The deck is re-shuffled after every hand
•  Dealer gets two cards face down
•  Dealer peeks for pontoon
•  Player may stand on 15 or more or any 5 card hand
•  Player may hit anytime even after doubling
•  Player may double once per had
•  Splitting of equal ranked cards allowed
•  Dealer hits soft 17 unless it is a 5 card hand
•  Player pontoon or 5 card hand pays 2 to 1
•  All other player wins pay 1 to 1

The ranking of pontoon hands is below

•  Pontoon (A, 10)
•  Five card trick - Any non busted 5 card hand
•  Non busted had of 4 card or less
•  A busted hand

Pontoon when played correctly has a very low house advantage. Unfortunately it is not available at many recommended casinos. Below are the top casino picks.