I have gambled on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have played online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of funds at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the casino.

I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a match of runs. When you are hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!

I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Once 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 wager 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 four times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the wager back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and never back out. It gets very enjoyable on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Paris a couple of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You must 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 astonished at the runs you witness wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a 5 dollar table.

Wager $5
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager

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

Bet 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar wager

Wager 10 dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar

Bet twenty dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet

Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 40 dollar

Wager forty dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the original forty dollar wager

Bet $40
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of $80

Bet 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 80 dollar wager

Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar

Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial one hundred and sixty dollar bet

If you departed at this instance you would be up $315 !!

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