I have bet on millions of hands of 21. I began working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have wagered on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost a lot of funds at twenty-one. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this method or beat the casino, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the payout paid to me and I wager the initial 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 succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You must understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness betting this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a 5 dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the original five dollar wager
Wager $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Wager $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar wager
Wager forty dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the first $80 bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of $160
Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 1 hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.
