I have played millions of hands of twenty-one. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have bet on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get flush with this method or beat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is founded on the fact that vingt-et-un 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 vingt-et-un. When I lose I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet 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 succeed 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 bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the wager back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets very thrilling sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years ago with $750 after 20 minutes using this method! And a few days ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can lose a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the streaks you witness wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 5 dollar wager
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first ten dollar wager
Wager $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $40 bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet $160
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up $315 !!
It’s iffy to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.