I have enjoyed millions of hands of twenty-one. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent a lot of money at 21. The gambling dens have made it basically impossible to beat the house.
I still like the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or beat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that blackjack appears to be a match of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once I win I take the payout 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 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 lose I return the wager back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very exciting on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years back with $750 after 20 mins using this tactic! And a few weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the runs you witness betting this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10
Wager $10
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first 10 dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the original twenty dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar wager
Wager $40
Leave $40 paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first $80 wager
Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s iffy to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.