I have gambled on millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a type of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get loaded with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is built on the idea that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy 21. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original bet again. If I win this hand I then keep in play 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the wager back down to the original value.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely exciting at times. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a few years back with $750 after 20 mins using this technique! And a few weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness betting this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the original five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Bet $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the first ten dollar wager
Bet $10
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $40 wager
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first eighty dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.