I have wagered on countless of rounds of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have gambled on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost an abundance of funds at blackjack. The gambling dens have made it almost impossible to defeat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this method or defeat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is founded on the idea that blackjack appears to be a game of streaks. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next 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 leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet on the table. If I win 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 keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Wynn a few years back with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $5 wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager $10
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the first $40 wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the first $80 bet
Wager 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take $160 paid to you, leave the original $160 wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up $315 !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.