I have gambled on millions of rounds of 21. I began working my way into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of funds at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to beat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is founded on the fact that blackjack seems to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager 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 four times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely exciting on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Paris a couple of years ago with $750 after 20 minutes using this method! And a few days ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you see wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the first $5 wager
Wager $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the initial $20 bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $40
Bet forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the first $40 bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Wager 80 dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original $80 wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 wager
If you departed at this point 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 can NOT alter and lower your wager or the final result won’t be the same.