I have enjoyed countless of hands of blackjack. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent a lot of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or beat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is founded on the fact that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the payout paid to me and I wager the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet on the table. If I win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original value.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Venetian a couple of years back with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a few weeks ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave $5 paid to you for a total wager of $10
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $20 bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Wager $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar bet
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 1 hundred and sixty dollar wager
If you left at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.