I have played countless of hands of twenty-one. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have played online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of cash at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and wager 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 definitely will not get rich with this method or beat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This method is based on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a game of streaks. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I win I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original 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 winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a couple of years back with $750 after 35 mins using this technique! And a number of months ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!
You have to understand that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you notice playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10
Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 10 dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total wager of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the first $40 wager
Bet forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the first eighty dollar wager
Wager 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your wager or the final result will not be the same.