I have gambled on millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have bet on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost a lot of money at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the house.

I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get loaded with this method or defeat the casino, nonetheless you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is based on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy 21. 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 hit 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 succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the action back down to the original bet.

I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely exciting on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a few years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can say good-bye to a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be astonished at the streaks you notice playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.

Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar bet

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

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

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

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

Bet $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of $40

Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original forty dollar wager

Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar

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

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

Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first $160 wager

If you departed at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!

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