I have played millions of hands of blackjack. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of funds at 21. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this tactic or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is centered on the idea that blackjack appears to be a game of runs. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I play basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the initial bet again. If I win this hand I then keep in play the winnings paid to me and now have double my original wager on the table. If I win 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 keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the wager back down to the original value.
I am very disciplined and never "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had fantastic runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years back with $750 after 45 mins using this tactic! And a number of months ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You must understand that you can say good-bye to a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be surprised at the runs you see betting this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take 5 dollar paid to you, leave the original $5 bet
Wager $5
Leave five dollar paid to you for a total wager of $10
Bet ten dollar
Take 10 dollar paid to you, leave the first $10 wager
Bet $10
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of $20
Wager $20
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $20 wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first forty dollar bet
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $80
Wager eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 80 dollar wager
Wager eighty dollar
Leave $80 paid to you for a total bet of one hundred and sixty dollar
Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the first 1 hundred and sixty dollar wager
If you departed at this point 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 must NOT alter and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.
