I have gambled on countless of hands of 21. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have bet on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent a lot of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to beat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed 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, still you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is built on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a match of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original wager 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a number of years back with $750 after 20 mins using this method! And a few weeks ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You must understand that you can give up a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the streaks you witness betting this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Wager $5
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Bet $5
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the first $10 wager
Bet $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet
Wager $80
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.