I have enjoyed millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have wagered on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at 21. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the game.
I still like the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This method is centered on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you are not you are 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 successive hand again etc. Once I hit 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 succeed 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 bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely exciting sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a few years back with $750 after 20 minutes using this technique! And a number of months ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend 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 runs you witness gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Bet $5
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the original five dollar bet
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $20 bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar
Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the first 40 dollar bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager $80
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first $80 wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the initial one hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.