I have enjoyed millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the gambling halls 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 time. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of money at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the casino, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the payout 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 win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the action back down to the original value.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very thrilling on occasion. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per 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 20 mins using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you witness playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the first $10 bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager $20
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial twenty dollar bet
Wager $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original $40 bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 80 dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of $160
Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the initial 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a run this long, but it can happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your bet or the final result won’t be the same.