I have bet on millions of rounds of blackjack. I began working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at blackjack. The gambling dens have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get loaded with this method or defeat the casino, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that 21 appears to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once 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 winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 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 bet.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a few years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this method! And a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can give up a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the runs you witness playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 wager
Wager twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Wager $80
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $160
Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a run this long, but it often happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.