I have wagered on millions of hands of blackjack. I started working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have gambled on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of money at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or defeat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is centered on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as 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 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 4 times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a number of years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must 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 surprised at the runs you notice gamble this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Wager five dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total wager of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager twenty dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the first $20 wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $80
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first one hundred and sixty dollar wager
If you left at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.
