I have enjoyed countless of rounds of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of money at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is founded on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager the original wager 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 succeed 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 wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the action back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets very exciting sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this technique! And a few months ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You must understand that you can relinquish a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you see playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $10 bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Wager $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original $20 wager
Wager twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the first 40 dollar bet
Wager $40
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original 80 dollar bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager $160
Take $160 paid to you, leave the initial $160 bet
If you left at this moment you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.