I have played millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have wagered on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at twenty-one. The casinos have made it almost impossible to beat the casino.
I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is founded on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the winnings 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 payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the action back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable at times. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a number of years ago with $750 after 30 mins using this tactic! And a few months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the runs you see playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Wager five dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first ten dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the first $20 bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Bet forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original forty dollar bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first eighty dollar wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty 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’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.