I have enjoyed millions of rounds of blackjack. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have played online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent an abundance of cash at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have bet on a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is founded on the idea that blackjack appears to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original wager again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the wager back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a few years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a few days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 game.
Wager five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first $5 wager
Wager five dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar wager
Bet twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $40 wager
Wager forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original eighty dollar bet
Wager $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of $160
Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet
If you left at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.
