I have bet on millions of hands of 21. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of money at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get flush with this tactic or beat the casino, nonetheless you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is founded on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a match of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial wager 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 keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the runs you witness wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $10 bet
Bet $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager $20
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar wager
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar wager
Bet eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you left at this moment you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.