Posted by Kiley | Posted in Blackjack | Posted on 30-05-2007
I have enjoyed countless of rounds of 21. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have gambled 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 a lot of bankroll at 21. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get flush with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy 21. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original 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 succeed again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely fun at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this method! And a few weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You need to comprehend that you can say good-bye to a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Wager $5
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Bet 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 wager
Bet $20
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 40 dollar wager
Wager 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.