I have wagered on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get loaded with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that 21 appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy twenty-one. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original bet again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet on the table. If I win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets very fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Venetian a number of years ago with $750 after 20 minutes using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar table.
Wager five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original $20 bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $160
Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first $160 wager
If you departed at this point you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your wager or the final result will not be the same.