I have bet on millions of rounds of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent a lot of cash at twenty-one. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have bet on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get loaded with this method or defeat the house, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that blackjack appears to be a match of runs. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial bet 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this technique! And a couple of months ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the streaks you witness playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 wager
Bet $10
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 wager
Bet $20
Leave $20 paid to you for a total wager of $40
Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the original 80 dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of $160
Bet $160
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.
