I have bet on countless of hands of twenty-one. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have wagered on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of funds at 21. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this method or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy 21. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the action back down to the original bet.

I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets very exciting sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 45 mins using this tactic! And a few weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can give away a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar table.

Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar bet

Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar

Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet

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

Wager $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager

Wager 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar

Wager $40
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the original forty dollar wager

Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar

Bet $80
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet

Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $160

Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager

If you left at this moment you would be up $315 !!

It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.