Every round begins with the dealer giving each player two cards face up, and himself two cards with one face down and one face up. This is where the first difference from blackjack is. The dealer then looks at his cards, to check whether he has a pontoon or not. When the dealer has pontoon he leak out his cards and collects all wagers. When the dealer has pontoon, he automatically all the time wins.

After the round is over the next round starts. The round goes on when the dealer does not have pontoon. Every player must decide if he hits another card or stands. A player can stand on every hand that has a value of at least 15, or on a five-card hand.

Splitting is only allowed for cards of the same rank. So whether you have two tens, you can split it into two hands. When a player gets 21 points with a two-card hand later he split aces, it is considered to be a pontoon. Once all players have decided to stand or whether they went bust, the dealer shows his hand, and can hit or stand to try and destroy the other players. The dealer has to keep hitting cards until he either passes 17, has a five-card hand, or gets a soft 17, which is an ace and a six.