I have bet on millions of rounds of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost a lot of funds at 21. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this tactic or defeat the house, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial 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 win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this technique! And a number of weeks ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you witness playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar wager
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 wager
Bet twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total wager of $40
Wager $40
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of $160
Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $160 wager
If you left at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It is herculean to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.