I have bet on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have played online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost a lot of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this method or defeat the casino, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is centered on the fact that 21 seems to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial bet again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager on the table. If I win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a number of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a number of weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar wager
Bet $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet
Bet $20
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take $80 paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar bet
Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $160
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $160 wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.