I have played countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. 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 played a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that 21 appears to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I bet the table minimum on the successive hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once 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 succeed again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely fun at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a few years back with $750 after 30 mins using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can squander a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the runs you notice betting this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $10 wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of $20
Bet $20
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the initial twenty dollar bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Wager $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $40 bet
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar bet
Wager 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first $160 wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.