I have played countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still spent a lot of cash at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it basically impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager 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 wager on the table. If I succeed again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very thrilling at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a few years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this method! And a number of weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You need to understand that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you see playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of $20
Wager 20 dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar bet
Wager $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet $80
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $80 wager
Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial one hundred and 60 dollar wager
If you departed at this point you would be up 3 hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.