I have wagered on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent a lot of funds at twenty-one. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to defeat the casino.

I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have bet on a type of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This tactic is centered on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original bet 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 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 betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the action back down to the original value.

I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very thrilling at times. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You have to understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.

Bet $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager

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

Bet $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet

Wager $10
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 20 dollar

Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar wager

Wager $20
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 40 dollar

Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar bet

Bet forty dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar

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

Wager eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar

Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the original one hundred and 60 dollar bet

If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!

It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and lower your wager or the final result won’t be the same.