I have gambled on millions of rounds of 21. I began working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still spent an abundance of cash at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the house.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get flush with this method or beat the casino, still you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the fact that blackjack seems to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy 21. When I don’t win 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. Once I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial wager 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 wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original bet.

I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a few years back with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a few days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You need to comprehend that you can give up a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the streaks you see playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar game.

Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager

Bet 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar

Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 10 dollar bet

Wager $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of $20

Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet

Bet twenty dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar

Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar wager

Bet forty dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total bet of $80

Bet 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the initial eighty dollar bet

Wager 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar

Bet 160 dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the original 1 hundred and 60 dollar wager

If you left at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!

It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.