I have bet on millions of hands of 21. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have wagered on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of money at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it basically impossible to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original bet again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet 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 four times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely exciting at times. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can give away much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of $20
Bet $20
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 wager
Wager $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total bet of $80
Bet $80
Take $80 paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the initial one hundred and sixty dollar wager
If you left at this instance you would be up $315 !!
It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.