I have played millions of hands of vingt-et-un. 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 little while. With all that said I have still spent an abundance of cash at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it basically impossible to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this tactic or beat the casino, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I profit 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 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 keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you win 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 fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this method! And a number of days ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can say good-bye to a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Bet $5
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar wager
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet forty dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar wager
Wager 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total bet of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original $160 wager
If you departed at this moment you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and lower your wager or the final result will not be the same.