I have bet on millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have enjoyed online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of money at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will experience a lot of fun. This method is centered on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy 21. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the payout 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 don’t win I lower the action back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a number of weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can give away a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the runs you see betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Wager $5
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $20
Bet twenty dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the original $40 bet
Wager $40
Leave $40 paid to you for a total bet of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original eighty dollar bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original 1 hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.
