I have played millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have bet on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent a lot of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it basically impossible to defeat the game.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have gambled on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this method or defeat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is built on the idea that vingt-et-un appears to be a match of streaks. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy 21. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager 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 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 four times my original bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original amount.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this technique! And a number of days ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness gamble this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial five dollar bet
Bet five dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total wager of $40
Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 40 dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet 80 dollar
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a streak 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.