I have bet on millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have gambled on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still spent a lot of money at 21. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have bet on a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you are hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the successive 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 winnings paid to me and I wager the initial wager 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 four times my original wager. I keep betting 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 disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a couple of years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this method! And a couple of weeks ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can say good-bye to much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original five dollar bet
Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $10 bet
Wager 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Wager twenty dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original twenty dollar wager
Wager $20
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 bet
Bet $80
Leave eighty dollar paid 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 first 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and lower your wager or the final result will not be the same.
