I have gambled on millions of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started 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. With all that said I have still lost a lot of money at blackjack. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will experience a lot of fun. This method is built on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy 21. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the payout 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 bet 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 bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the action back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very exciting on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this technique! And a number of days ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can say good-bye to a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice gamble this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the first $5 bet
Wager $5
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the first twenty dollar wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar wager
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar wager
Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it often happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the final result won’t be the same.