I have bet on countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I began working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have bet on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of funds at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the game.

I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get loaded with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that 21 appears to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 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 disciplined and do not back out. It gets very fun at times. If you win 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 couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years back with $750 after 45 mins using this technique! And a few days ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.

Bet five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet

Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar

Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first $10 wager

Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 20 dollar

Wager twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the original twenty dollar wager

Wager $20
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 40 dollar

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

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

Bet 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar bet

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

Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the original $160 bet

If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!

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