2026
09.07

I have gambled on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have gambled 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 all kinds of cash at vingt-et-un. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the casino.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, still you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is centered on the fact that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!

I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I do not win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I profit I take the payout 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 payout paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original value.

I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this technique! And a number of weeks ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You must 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 witness playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar game.

Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar bet

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

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

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

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

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

Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet

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

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

Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar

Wager $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager

If you departed at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!

It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.