I have played countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have wagered on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of bankroll at 21. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to beat the casino.

I still like the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get loaded with this method or defeat the house, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Once 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 bet 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 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 disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 45 mins using this method! And a few months ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you witness gamble this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar table.

Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $5 bet

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

Wager $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet

Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar

Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 wager

Bet twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar

Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial forty dollar bet

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

Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first eighty dollar bet

Bet $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of $160

Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $160 wager

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

It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.