Blackjack Strategy

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I have enjoyed millions of rounds of 21. I began working my way into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have bet on online blackjack, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost an abundance of money at twenty-one. The gambling halls have made it very hard to beat the house.

I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have bet on a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get rich with this method or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I gamble 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 table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager on the table. If I succeed again I take the payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original sum.

I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years ago with $750 after 30 minutes using this method! And a few weeks ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You need to understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar game.

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

Wager $5
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 10 dollar

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

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

Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $20 wager

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

Bet 40 dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 wager

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

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

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

Wager $160
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 bet

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

It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT deviate and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.