I have played millions of hands of blackjack. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of cash at 21. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to beat the house.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, nonetheless you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is centered on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you are on fire your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then leave the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet on the table. If I succeed 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 don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a few years ago with $750 after 30 mins using this tactic! And a couple of weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You must understand that you can lose a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the runs you witness betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the initial 10 dollar wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 20 dollar
Wager 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first $20 bet
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of $40
Bet forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Wager forty dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 80 dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of $160
Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up 315 dollar !!
It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your wager or the end result will not be the same.
