I have played millions of hands of blackjack. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of funds at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get loaded with this method or defeat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that blackjack appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original 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 win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed 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 action back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very exciting on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a couple of years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the streaks you witness gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Wager $5
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $40 bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the end result won’t be the same.