I have wagered on millions of rounds of twenty-one. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have gambled on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. With all that said I have still spent all kinds of money at 21. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to beat the house.

I still enjoy the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a variation of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this method or defeat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the fact that chemin de fer appears to be a match of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I bet with basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I profit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original wager again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original bet 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 bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the action back down to the original value.

I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling at times. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a number of years back with $750 after 30 minutes using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can relinquish a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the runs you witness wagering this way. Below is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.

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

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

Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first ten dollar bet

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

Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the first twenty dollar wager

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

Bet 40 dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet

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

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

Wager eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total bet of $160

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

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

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