I have wagered on millions of hands of 21. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have gambled on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of money at blackjack. The casinos have made it almost impossible to beat the game.

I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this method or defeat the casino, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is centered on the idea that 21 appears to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I bet with basic strategy 21. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial wager 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 win 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 lower the wager back down to the original sum.

I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very thrilling on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a few days ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You must comprehend that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see gamble this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.

Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager

Wager 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of ten dollar

Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the first $10 bet

Wager 10 dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar

Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $20 bet

Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of forty dollar

Wager forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $40 wager

Wager forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar

Bet 80 dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet

Wager $80
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar

Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first one hundred and 60 dollar bet

If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!

It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.