I have wagered on millions of hands of blackjack. I began sneaking into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have gambled 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 spent all kinds of bankroll at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get flush with this method or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a match of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy blackjack. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. As soon as 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 win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a few weeks ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can relinquish a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you see playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 5 dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 bet
Wager $20
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial forty dollar bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Bet eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original one hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s iffy to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and lower your wager or the final result will not be the same.
