I have bet on millions of hands of blackjack. I started working my way into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have gambled on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost an abundance of cash at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to defeat the house.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have wagered on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that blackjack appears to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!

I wager with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the initial bet 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 winnings paid to me, and if I win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I continue wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original bet.

I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets very enjoyable on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in series your wagers go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a number of years back with $750 after 60 mins using this technique! And a number of months ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be surprised at the runs you notice gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.

Bet $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original 5 dollar wager

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

Bet ten dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the original $10 wager

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

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

Wager $20
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar

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

Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80

Wager eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first eighty dollar bet

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

Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first $160 bet

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

It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it will happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.