I have played countless of rounds of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have wagered on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of money at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.
I still like the game and play on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this method or defeat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is founded on the fact that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy 21. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I profit I take the payout 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 succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the action back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Wynn a number of years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a number of days ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the streaks you witness betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first $10 bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial twenty dollar wager
Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar bet
Bet $40
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first eighty dollar wager
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is iffy to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your bet or the end result won’t be the same.
