Having five playing cards, but not 21, still beats a hand of 21 that isn't a pure Pontoon. To be a “natural” the initial two playing cards dealt to a Player, both the “private” and “public” cards, must complete 21. Once a hand ends and all bets have been paid out to their respective winners, the Dealing position will move clockwise to the next Player at the table and a brand new recreation begins. This concurrent advantage/disadvantage is why the sport has most bets, in order that the Dealer can't be cleaned out (run out of money) by a single hand. However, the Dealer may additionally stand to lose a major amount of money, compelled to pay every Player who beats them from their own pot, based mostly on the bets of those Players. The Dealer doesn't need to bet at all, as their betting positions are somewhat totally different.
