I have wagered on countless of hands of chemin de fer. I started working my way into the gambling halls when I was still underage. I have enjoyed online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of cash at 21. The gambling dens have made it almost impossible to defeat the casino.

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 definitely will not get loaded with this method or defeat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This tactic is built on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!

I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I bet the table minimum on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Once I hit I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original bet 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 wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I return the action back down to the original bet.

I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets extremely enjoyable on occasion. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very fast. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had great streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Flamingo a couple of years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this technique! And a few weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!

You must 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 see betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a 5 dollar game.

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

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

Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 wager

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

Bet twenty dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet

Bet 20 dollar
Leave twenty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $40

Wager 40 dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original 40 dollar wager

Bet forty dollar
Leave $40 paid to you for a total wager of eighty dollar

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

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

Bet $160
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial one hundred and sixty dollar bet

If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!

It’s herculean to go on a streak this long, but it does happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and lower your wager or the end result won’t be the same.