I have wagered on millions of hands of twenty-one. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have played online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent an abundance of funds at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have played a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this method or beat the casino, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I bet 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 hit I take the payout paid to me and I wager the original wager again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the bet back down to the original value.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years back with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a few weeks ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you notice wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the first $5 wager
Bet $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the original 40 dollar bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $80
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It is hard to go on a run this long, but it can happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.
