I have enjoyed countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have wagered 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 lost an abundance of money at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it basically impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or beat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Once I win 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 wager 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 bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this method! And a few weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you see playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the first $5 bet
Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10
Bet $10
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the first 10 dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $20 bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the initial 80 dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of $160
Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the initial 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It is hard to go on a run this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your wager or the final result will not be the same.