I have bet on millions of rounds of twenty-one. I started working my way into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have bet on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of funds at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this tactic or beat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is centered on the idea that 21 appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial 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 succeed 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 return the bet back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years back with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a few days ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the runs you witness betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Wager $80
Take $80 paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $160 bet
If you left at this moment you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is herculean to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the end result won’t be the same.
