I have played millions of rounds of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have bet on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of bankroll at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it almost impossible to defeat the game.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period 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, nonetheless you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial bet again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager 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 do not win I lower the action back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very fun at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Palms a few years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of days ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can relinquish a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you witness playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the original $5 bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Bet ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Wager twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first 20 dollar bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Wager 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial $40 wager
Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 80 dollar
Bet eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the initial eighty dollar bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager
If you departed at this instance you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s difficult to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and drop your wager or the end result will not be the same.