I have enjoyed millions of hands of twenty-one. I began working my way into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent a lot of cash at blackjack. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a type of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get flush with this method or beat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the fact that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original bet again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 keep wagering 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 do not "chicken 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 gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this method! And a couple of weeks ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can say good-bye to much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the runs you notice wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar bet
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet $10
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of $20
Bet $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first $40 wager
Bet forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first $80 bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the initial 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is iffy to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your bet or the final result won’t be the same.