I have wagered on millions of hands of blackjack. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have enjoyed 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 all kinds of funds at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to defeat the casino.

I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is built on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager the initial wager 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the bet back down to the original sum.

I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely exciting on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a few years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this tactic! And a few days ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!

You must understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you see wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.

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

Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of $10

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

Bet $10
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total bet of twenty dollar

Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet

Bet $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of $40

Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager

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

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

Wager $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar

Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first $160 bet

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

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