I have gambled on countless of hands of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have played online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this method or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Once I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original wager 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 succeed 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 betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the bet back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely thrilling sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Paris a number of years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Bet $5
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Bet $10
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original twenty dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Wager $40
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of $160
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original one hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you departed at this instance you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is hard to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your wager or the final result will not be the same.