I have gambled on millions of rounds of vingt-et-un. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have played online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of money at 21. The gambling dens have made it basically impossible to beat the house.
I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet 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 succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue wagering 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 do not back out. It gets very thrilling sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a number of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this method! And a number of weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can say good-bye to a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the runs you witness wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial five dollar wager
Wager $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Bet 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $10 bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar bet
Wager twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the original $40 bet
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $80 wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager
If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.
