I have played millions of hands of 21. I began working my way into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have bet on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this method or beat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is centered on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Once 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 wager 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 four times my original bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the action back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this tactic! And a number of days ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first 10 dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the initial twenty dollar wager
Bet $20
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Bet $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first $40 wager
Wager forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first eighty dollar bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you left at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.