I have gambled on millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have played online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at 21. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or defeat the casino, still you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that 21 seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit 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 bet on the table. If I win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely fun sometimes. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years back with $750 after 30 mins using this tactic! And a number of weeks ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Bet $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 3 hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your wager or the final result will not be the same.