I have bet on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have enjoyed online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost a lot of bankroll at 21. The casinos have made it almost impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is founded on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the payout 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 continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the action back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Venetian a few years back with $750 after 60 mins using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You must understand 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 see gamble this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Wager $5
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Wager $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $10 bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet
Wager 80 dollar
Leave $80 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 wager
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It is iffy to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.