I have bet on countless of hands of 21. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have played 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 vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get flush with this method or defeat the casino, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win 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 wager the initial bet 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 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 bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the action back down to the original bet.
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 quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this method! And a number of weeks ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the runs you see playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first $5 bet
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original $20 bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Wager $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar bet
Bet $40
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first $80 bet
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager $160
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your wager or the final result will not be the same.