I have wagered on countless of hands of blackjack. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at 21. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get rich with this method or defeat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are 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 bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the payout 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 wager on the table. If I win again I take the payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the action back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Paris a few years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this method! And a couple of days ago in Las Vegas I left a game 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 runs you notice betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial 5 dollar bet
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10
Bet ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the first $10 wager
Wager 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager
Bet 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 wager
Wager forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of $80
Bet 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first eighty dollar wager
Wager $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $160
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the initial $160 wager
If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.