I have played millions of rounds of twenty-one. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost a lot of money at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will experience an abundance of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that 21 appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. 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 next hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial wager 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very exciting at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the streaks you notice gamble this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Wager $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is herculean to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.
