I have played countless of rounds of 21. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent a lot of bankroll at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this method or defeat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that 21 appears to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Once I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial bet 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 succeed 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 wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the action back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a number of 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 few days ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you see wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original five dollar wager
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of $20
Wager twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $20 bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Bet $80
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet $160
Take $160 paid to you, leave the original $160 wager
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your bet or the final result won’t be the same.