I have gambled on millions of hands of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have wagered on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of funds at 21. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this method or beat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original bet 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 payout 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 lower the wager back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a few years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a couple of weeks ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the runs you witness playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Bet five dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $20 wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Bet $40
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first $80 wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $160 wager
If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!
It’s hard to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.