I have bet on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have played online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of money at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get flush with this method or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is centered on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I bet with basic strategy 21. 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 next hand again etc. Once I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original 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 succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very exciting at times. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Paris a couple of years ago with $750 after 30 mins using this method! And a number of months ago in Macau 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 thrilling. And you will be surprised at the streaks you notice betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original 5 dollar bet
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of $10
Bet $10
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original ten dollar bet
Bet $10
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 40 dollar
Bet forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $40 bet
Wager $40
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 80 dollar bet
Bet $80
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the initial one hundred and sixty dollar bet
If you departed at this instance you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It’s hard to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.
