I have wagered on countless of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is founded on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a match of runs. When you are on fire your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy twenty-one. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original 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 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 don’t win I lower the action back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely exciting at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a few days ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the streaks you see gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar game.
Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10
Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 10 dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the original $40 wager
Bet $40
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original $160 bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s iffy to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.