I have wagered on countless of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have played online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of money at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it almost impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a type of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get loaded with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet 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 four times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the action back down to the original value.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very exciting sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Paris a couple of years back with $750 after 20 minutes using this technique! And a couple of days ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!
You need to comprehend that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you witness playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet $5
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Bet $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original 10 dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial twenty dollar wager
Wager twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total wager of $40
Wager $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet $80
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 1 hundred and 60 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
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 wager or the final result won’t be the same.