I have bet on countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I began working my way into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have enjoyed online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost a lot of money at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this method or beat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is founded on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I profit 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 wager on the table. If I win 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 lose I lower the action back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a couple of years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a couple of months ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You must understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the streaks you see playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a five dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet five dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the first 10 dollar wager
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid to you for a total wager of $20
Bet twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the first $80 bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the initial one hundred and 60 dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is iffy to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your wager or the end result will not be the same.