I have played millions of rounds of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at twenty-one. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or beat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager the original bet again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager on the table. If I win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the wager back down to the original value.

I am very strict and do not back out. It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a few years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a few months ago in Macau I left a game with $1200!

You must understand that you can relinquish a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the runs you see wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 table.

Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet

Wager $5
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bet eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original $80 bet

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

Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the original one hundred and 60 dollar 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 occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your wager or the final result will not be the same.