I have bet on millions of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have played 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 all kinds of funds at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still like the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have played a type 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, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the payout paid to me and I wager the original wager 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 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 keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets extremely exciting sometimes. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years ago with $750 after 45 mins using this method! And a few months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar table.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet
Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of $20
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original twenty dollar bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Wager $80
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first eighty dollar wager
Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 160 dollar bet
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.