I have bet on countless of rounds of chemin de fer. 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 with a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost a lot of cash at blackjack. The casinos have made it basically impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get flush with this method or beat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with 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 wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed 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 do not win I lower the wager back down to the original value.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets extremely thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a number of weeks ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the runs you see playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Wager $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the original $80 wager
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.