I have bet on millions of hands of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have bet on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the casino.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get flush with this method or defeat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the fact that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I do not win I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial 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 four times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years back with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a number of days ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can give away a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the streaks you witness gamble this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet five dollar
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $5 wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the initial ten dollar wager
Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original twenty dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total wager of $160
Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $160 wager
If you left at this point you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.