I have gambled on countless of hands of twenty-one. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have wagered on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at 21. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the house, nonetheless you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the idea that 21 appears to be a match of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I bet the table minimum on the successive hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 wager on the table. If I win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the bet back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very exciting on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Paris a few years back with $750 after 30 mins using this technique! And a couple of days ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you notice betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Wager $10
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $20 bet
Wager $20
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager forty dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 wager
Wager 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first $80 wager
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your bet or the final result won’t be the same.