I have enjoyed millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have bet on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of funds at 21. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that blackjack appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the wager back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had awesome runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can squander a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the streaks you notice playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the original $5 wager
Bet five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $10
Bet ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar wager
Wager 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 bet
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the initial 1 hundred and sixty dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is iffy to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.