I have bet on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have wagered on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost a lot of funds at twenty-one. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get loaded with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy blackjack. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager the original bet again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the action back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You need to comprehend that you can give away much 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. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Wager $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the first five dollar wager
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $20 bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 40 dollar wager
Bet forty dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first eighty dollar bet
Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $160 bet
If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.