I have enjoyed millions of rounds of blackjack. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost an abundance of money at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this method or beat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This method is centered on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet 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 win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the bet back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets extremely fun at times. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Venetian a couple of years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this technique! And a number of weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the streaks you witness betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Bet twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager $40
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar wager
Bet forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of $160
Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 1 hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you left at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It’s iffy to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.