I have played millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent a lot of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the casino.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get loaded with this method or defeat the casino, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that blackjack seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t 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 initial bet 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed 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 lose I return the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely thrilling on occasion. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Wynn a couple of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this method! And a few days ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the runs you notice gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Wager $5
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the original five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet
Wager 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid to you, leave the initial $40 wager
Wager 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Wager 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.