I have played millions of hands of blackjack. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have bet on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent an abundance of cash at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or beat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that chemin de fer appears to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original bet again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager 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 don’t win I return the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very thrilling on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this method! And a couple of days ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You need to understand that you can say good-bye to a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness betting this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Bet $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original $10 bet
Bet $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager
Bet $20
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first 40 dollar bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar bet
Wager $80
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first one hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you left at this point you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.