I have wagered on millions of hands of 21. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have gambled on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still like the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this method or beat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is founded on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original bet again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager 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 don’t win I return the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very thrilling sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a couple of years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!
You must understand that you can give away a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the runs you see betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Bet $5
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original twenty dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original 80 dollar wager
Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the initial 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.