I have played countless of hands of 21. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was still underage. I have gambled on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of cash at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to beat the house.

I still like the game and play on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this tactic or beat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is centered on the idea that chemin de fer appears to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy chemin de fer. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original bet again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 win 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 bet back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely fun sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quickly. 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 Paris a few years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this method! And a few weeks ago in Sin City I left a table with $1200!

You need to understand that you can say good-bye to much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be amazed at the runs you notice wagering this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar game.

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

Bet 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $10

Bet $10
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $10 bet

Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 20 dollar

Wager $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the first $20 wager

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

Wager forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the first forty dollar bet

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

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

Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar

Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 1 hundred and sixty dollar wager

If you left at this point you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!

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