I have wagered on countless of hands of blackjack. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have bet on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent a lot of money at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the idea that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next 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 bet on the table. If I succeed 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 return the action back down to the original value.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very enjoyable at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a few years back with $750 after 45 mins using this method! And a few days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the original $5 wager
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Bet $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the initial forty dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar bet
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.