I have wagered on millions of rounds of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get flush with this method or beat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is founded on the idea that chemin de fer appears to be a game of runs. When you are hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Once I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the bet back down to the original value.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You need to comprehend that you can give away much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the streaks you see betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Bet forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the first 40 dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.