I have bet on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on 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 funds at twenty-one. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or beat the casino, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is built on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original wager again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 four times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a number of years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this tactic! And a few months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can give up a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first ten dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial forty dollar bet
Wager $40
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $80
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet
Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.