I have played countless of rounds of 21. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have gambled on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still spent a lot of money at 21. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this tactic or beat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet 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 win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very fun sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you see gamble this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Wager $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first $10 wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $20 bet
Bet $20
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $80 bet
Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first 1 hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.