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I have played millions of hands of 21. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on online 21, 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 chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the house.

I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this method or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire 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 table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play 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 bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a few years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this technique! And a couple of days ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!

You need to understand that you can say good-bye to a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you see gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 game.

Wager 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original five dollar wager

Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar

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

Wager $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar

Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial twenty dollar wager

Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of $40

Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the initial forty dollar bet

Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar

Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first $80 bet

Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar

Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first $160 bet

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

It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the end result won’t be the same.