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I have wagered on countless of rounds of chemin de fer. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have played online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost all kinds of funds at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it basically impossible to beat the casino.

I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this method or beat the casino, nonetheless you will experience a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that chemin de fer appears to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I don’t win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. Once I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial wager again. If I win this hand I then leave 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 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 lose I lower the bet back down to the original value.

I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a couple of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this method! And a number of days ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can squander a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the streaks you notice playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar game.

Wager five dollar
Take $5 paid-out to you, leave the initial $5 wager

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

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

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

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

Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid to you for a total wager of 40 dollar

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

Wager 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar

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

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

Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original 1 hundred and sixty dollar bet

If you left at this moment you would be up $315 !!

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