I have gambled on countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have played online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of bankroll at twenty-one. The casinos have made it almost impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a type of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is built on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy twenty-one. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original bet 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 win again I take the winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets very enjoyable on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a couple of years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this technique! And a number of days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the runs you see gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10
Bet 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original $10 wager
Wager $10
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Bet $40
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the first forty dollar bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Bet eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet $160
Take $160 paid to you, leave the first one hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up 3 hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.