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I have gambled on millions of hands of vingt-et-un. I started sneaking into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have enjoyed online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of bankroll at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to defeat the game.

I still enjoy the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over the years I have enjoyed a type of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or beat the casino, however you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original wager 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 payout paid to me, and if I succeed the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the bet back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely thrilling on occasion. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quick. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a couple of years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this tactic! And a number of days ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can give up a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be astonished at the runs you notice wagering this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a five dollar game.

Bet five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the first five dollar wager

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

Wager $10
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 10 dollar wager

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

Wager 20 dollar
Take twenty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager

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

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

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

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

Bet eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid-out to you for a total wager of 160 dollar

Bet 160 dollar
Take 160 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager

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

It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and lower your bet or the final result won’t be the same.