I have enjoyed millions of rounds of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of money at blackjack. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to defeat the game.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get flush with this tactic or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that 21 seems to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!

I wager with basic strategy 21. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original 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 succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets extremely fun at times. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a number of years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a few days ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You must comprehend that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.

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

Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10

Bet $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet

Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $20

Wager 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original twenty dollar bet

Wager twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar

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

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

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

Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $160

Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 1 hundred and sixty dollar wager

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

It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.