I have gambled on millions of hands of twenty-one. I started working my way into the casinos when I was 16. I have wagered on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of cash at 21. The gambling dens have made it very hard to beat the game.

I still enjoy the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or defeat the house, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is centered on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a match of runs. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings 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 bet on the table. If I win 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 wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the bet back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very thrilling on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had awesome runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a number of years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a few days ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!

You have to comprehend that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar table.

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

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

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

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

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

Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar

Wager 40 dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the initial $40 wager

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

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

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

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

If you left at this instance you would be up $315 !!

It is iffy to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.