I have gambled on countless of hands of 21. I started working my way into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have enjoyed online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this method or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that 21 appears to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings 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 continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the action back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this method! And a couple of months ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you notice betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Wager $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 wager
Bet $20
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $40
Bet 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $40 bet
Wager $40
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original $80 bet
Wager $80
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original one hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.