I have bet on countless of hands of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of funds at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get flush with this tactic or beat the casino, still you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is centered on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy blackjack. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Once I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a few years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can give away a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 wager
Bet five dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $20 bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial forty dollar bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Bet $80
Take $80 paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is herculean to go on a run this long, but it often happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.