I have bet on millions of hands of twenty-one. I started working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have wagered on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent a lot of money at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the casino.

I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this method or beat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings 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 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 betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the wager back down to the original bet.

I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a few years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this method! And a couple of weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You must comprehend that you can squander a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you see wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.

Wager $5
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar wager

Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10

Wager ten 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 $20 paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet

Wager $20
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40

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

Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar

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

Bet 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar

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

If you departed at this moment you would be up 3 hundred and fifteen dollars !!

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