I have enjoyed countless of hands of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have gambled on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at twenty-one. The casinos have made it almost impossible to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this tactic or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original wager 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 4 times my original bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the runs you witness betting this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original $5 bet
Bet five dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the original 10 dollar bet
Wager 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first one hundred and 60 dollar wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up $315 !!
It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.