I have gambled on countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have enjoyed online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it basically impossible to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular 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 defeat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is centered on the idea that chemin de fer appears to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager on the table. If I succeed 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 bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Paris a few years back with $750 after 60 mins using this tactic! And a few weeks ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You need to comprehend that you can give up a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the runs you see gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet $5
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet forty dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of $160
Wager $160
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $160 bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your bet or the end result won’t be the same.