I have played countless of rounds of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent an abundance of funds at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still like the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the idea that blackjack seems to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager on the table. If I succeed again I take the winnings 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 don’t win I return the action back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in series 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 Venetian a couple of years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this technique! And a number of weeks ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can say good-bye to much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a five dollar game.
Bet $5
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first $5 wager
Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first $10 bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the first $20 wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the first $40 bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first eighty dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your wager or the final result won’t be the same.