I have played millions of rounds of blackjack. I started working my way into the gambling halls 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 little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or defeat the house, nonetheless you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that 21 seems to be a match of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the payout paid to me and I wager the original 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 succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets very thrilling at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years back with $750 after 20 minutes using this technique! And a number of weeks ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you notice gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial twenty dollar bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager $40
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the first 40 dollar bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $80
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet $160
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first $160 wager
If you left at this point you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and drop your bet or the final result won’t be the same.