I have enjoyed millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have wagered on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is centered on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager the initial bet 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the action back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Paris a few years back with $750 after 20 mins using this tactic! And a couple of weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You have 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 aghast at the runs you witness playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $40 bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 bet
Wager $80
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It is hard to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.