I have enjoyed millions of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have bet on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost a lot of bankroll at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it basically impossible to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get flush with this method or beat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is centered on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of runs. When you are on fire your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!
I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive 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 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 do not win I return the wager back down to the original amount.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets very exciting at times. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are betting $100-200per hand. I have had awesome streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Wynn a few years back with $750 after 35 mins using this tactic! And a few days ago in Atlantic City 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 amazed at the runs you notice playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you continue winning at a five dollar table.
Bet 5 dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original $5 wager
Bet 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of $10
Bet $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the original $10 bet
Wager ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $20
Bet $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the initial $20 bet
Bet twenty dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar
Bet 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first forty dollar bet
Bet forty dollar
Leave $40 paid-out to you for a total wager of $80
Bet 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial $80 wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave 80 dollar paid to you for a total bet of $160
Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar bet
If you left at this instance you would be up $315 !!
It’s hard to go on a streak this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your bet or the end result will not be the same.
