I have bet on countless of hands of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have bet on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this method or beat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is built on the fact that blackjack seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the winnings 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 win 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 continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a couple of years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you witness betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10
Wager ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original 80 dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the original 1 hundred and 60 dollar wager
If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s iffy to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.