I have wagered on countless of hands of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of money at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a type of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get loaded with this method or defeat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent 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 keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet 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 bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the wager back down to the original value.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely exciting at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had great streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a few years ago with $750 after 30 mins using this technique! And a few weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice betting this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10
Wager ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $10 wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the original twenty dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first forty dollar wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the original $80 bet
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of $160
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager
If you left at this moment you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.