I have played millions of rounds of blackjack. I began working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost an abundance of money at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that 21 appears to be a match of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I profit I take the payout 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 bet 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 four times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a few years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this tactic! And a few weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the initial twenty dollar bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Bet $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first 40 dollar bet
Bet $40
Leave $40 paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original 80 dollar wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
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 run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.