I have enjoyed millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have gambled 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 cash at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the house.

I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get flush with this tactic or beat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is built on the fact that 21 appears to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I bet with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I profit 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 winnings paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original bet.

I am very strict and do not back out. It gets very enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this method! And a couple of weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice gamble this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 game.

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

Bet five dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar

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

Wager 10 dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20

Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager

Wager 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40

Wager $40
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial forty dollar bet

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

Wager $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the first $80 wager

Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $160

Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original one hundred and sixty dollar wager

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

It is hard to go on a run this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.