I have enjoyed countless of rounds of twenty-one. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to beat the house.

I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the fact that 21 appears to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Once I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 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 bet.

I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Venetian a couple of years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a number of months ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!

You have to understand that you can give away a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the streaks you witness playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar table.

Wager $5
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar wager

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

Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 wager

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

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

Wager twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar

Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $40 wager

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

Wager 80 dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first $80 wager

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

Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar bet

If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!

It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t alter and lower your wager or the final result won’t be the same.