I have played countless of hands of twenty-one. I began sneaking into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have wagered on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of money at 21. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the house.
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 will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that 21 seems to be a match of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial wager 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 succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the wager back down to the original bet.
I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely enjoyable sometimes. If you win a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a number of years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this method! And a number of days ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!
You need to understand that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you witness playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a five dollar game.
Bet $5
Take five dollar paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar bet
Bet 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the first $10 wager
Wager ten dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the original $20 wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid to you for a total wager of $40
Wager 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 40 dollar wager
Bet $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar
Wager 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $80 bet
Bet $80
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar
Wager $160
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 1 hundred and 60 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!
It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and lower your bet or the end result won’t be the same.
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