Pontoon - Card Values and Shortcuts
Card Values:
Suits of the cards have no meaning in the game. Cards 2 through 10 are the face value, Jacks, Queens and Kings are all valued at 10. Aces can count as either 1 or 11
Ranking of Hands:
- Pontoon (Ace and any 10-point card, including after splitting)
- 5-card trick that has not busted
- Non-busted hand with 4 cards or less, these are all ranked according to closest to 21 without busting
Examples:
- 5-card trick will beat a 21 in 3-4 cards
- 3-card 18 with beat a 4-card 16
- Pontoon by dealer will beat any hand
Shortcut Keys:
Keyboard Entry |
Action |
0 |
Repeat last bet |
Enter |
Deal, Stick |
+ |
Twist |
* |
Buy |
/ |
Split |
Please note that these keyboard shortcuts are offered as a suggestion only. Some computers behave differently than others and therefore we cannot guarantee that the shortcuts will apply to all computers.
