I have enjoyed millions of rounds of 21. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost a lot of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this tactic or beat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Once I profit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original wager again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet on the table. If I succeed again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the wager back down to the original value.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a few years ago with $750 after 30 mins using this tactic! And a number of weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You need to understand that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you see playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the first $10 bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original 40 dollar bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $80
Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first one hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.