I have enjoyed countless of rounds of 21. I started working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have bet on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of money at 21. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is based on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I do not win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very exciting sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had awesome runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this method! And a couple of months ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can give away a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you see playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of $20
Wager $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the initial $20 wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty 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 three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.