I have enjoyed countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of funds at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the house, nonetheless you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the idea that blackjack seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original bet 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 win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed 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 lower the action back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a couple of years ago with $750 after 20 minutes using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can give up a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the runs you notice playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar table.
Wager five dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar wager
Bet $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the original $20 bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial forty dollar wager
Bet forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Wager $80
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original $80 bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s difficult to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.