I have wagered on millions of rounds of twenty-one. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it very hard to beat the house.

I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get loaded with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy blackjack. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet 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 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 bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the action back down to the original value.

I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets very exciting at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a couple of years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a few weeks ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You must comprehend that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness gamble 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-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar bet

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

Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar wager

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

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

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

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

Bet forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar

Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet

Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $160

Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet

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

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