I have bet on millions of hands of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have wagered on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this method or defeat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the idea that blackjack appears to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original 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 wager. I keep wagering 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 do not "chicken 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 know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Paris a number of years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this technique! And a couple of days ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You need to understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the streaks you witness wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet
Wager $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial twenty dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Wager $40
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of $80
Wager 80 dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the initial eighty dollar wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original one hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up $315 !!
It is herculean to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.