I have wagered on millions of hands of 21. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have enjoyed online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the casino, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that blackjack appears to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet 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 payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Paris a couple of years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this technique! And a few weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet
Wager $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $40 bet
Bet $40
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the initial eighty dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is herculean to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.