I have bet on countless of rounds of twenty-one. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have bet on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still spent a lot of funds at blackjack. The casinos have made it basically impossible to defeat the casino.
I still enjoy the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or beat the house, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that 21 appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I do not win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial 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 return the bet back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this technique! And a number of weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You have to comprehend that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the runs you see betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar game.
Bet $5
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 bet
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $10 bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20
Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first twenty dollar wager
Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Bet $40
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the first forty dollar wager
Wager forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original $80 bet
Wager 80 dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 160 dollar bet
If you departed at this point you would be up 3 hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It’s herculean to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you mustn’t alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.