I have gambled on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have played online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still spent a lot of funds at blackjack. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the casino.

I still like the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get flush with this tactic or defeat the casino, still you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a match of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I bet with basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the payout paid to me and I bet 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 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 4 times my original bet. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the bet back down to the original value.

I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very fast. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 30 mins using this method! And a number of months ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!

You have to comprehend that you can give away a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.

Wager $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar bet

Wager $5
Leave $5 paid to you for a total bet of 10 dollar

Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the original $10 wager

Bet $10
Leave $10 paid to you for a total bet of twenty dollar

Wager twenty dollar
Take $20 paid to you, leave the initial 20 dollar bet

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

Bet forty dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the original $40 wager

Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 80 dollar

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

Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $160

Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 bet

If you left at this point you would be up $315 !!

It is iffy to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t alter and drop your wager or the final result won’t be the same.