I have bet on countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I began working my way into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have enjoyed online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of money at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have gambled on a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this tactic or beat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial bet 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 wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the bet back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this method! And a number of weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the runs you see playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of $20
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $20 wager
Wager $20
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Wager forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $40 bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $160
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first one hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.