2017
08.16

I have wagered on millions of rounds of 21. I began sneaking into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have wagered on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost a lot of money at twenty-one. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the game.

I still enjoy the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get loaded with this tactic or beat the casino, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the fact that 21 appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I wager with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager 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 succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue betting 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 do not back out. It gets very fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Paris a couple of years back with $750 after 35 minutes using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you notice betting this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.

Bet 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar wager

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

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

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

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

Bet $20
Leave $20 paid to you for a total bet of forty dollar

Wager 40 dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar wager

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

Bet $80
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the original $80 wager

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

Bet $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager

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

It is iffy to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.