I have played millions of rounds of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or beat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This method is based on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets very exciting at times. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a number of years ago with $750 after 45 mins using this tactic! And a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can squander a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the streaks you see gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the first ten dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original twenty dollar wager
Wager $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid to you, leave the initial $40 bet
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first 80 dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It’s difficult to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.