Posted by Ciara | Posted in Blackjack | Posted on 29-11-2015
I have gambled on millions of hands of blackjack. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of money at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the casino.
I still enjoy 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 won’t get rich with this method or beat the house, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is built on the fact that blackjack appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!
I gamble with basic strategy blackjack. When I don’t win I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the original 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 win 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 betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the wager back down to the original sum.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets very fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome runs a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years ago with $750 after 35 mins using this method! And a few days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can say good-bye to a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the streaks you notice wagering this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Bet $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original $5 wager
Wager five dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar
Bet twenty dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 20 dollar bet
Wager $20
Leave 20 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the original $40 wager
Wager $40
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Bet 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar bet
Bet 80 dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the first $160 bet
If you departed at this instance you would be up $315 !!
It’s hard to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and lower your wager or the end result will not be the same.