I have played millions of hands of twenty-one. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. I have played online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of money at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.

I still like the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have wagered on a type of 21 called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this tactic or defeat the house, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the idea that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I wager the table minimum on the next hand. If I lose again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Once I profit I take the payout 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 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 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 sum.

I am very strict and do not "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a couple of years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this tactic! And a number of weeks ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!

You need to understand that you can give away a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you notice playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.

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

Wager 5 dollar
Leave five dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of ten dollar

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

Bet $10
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total bet of 20 dollar

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

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

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

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

Wager $80
Take $80 paid-out to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager

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

Wager 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the original 160 dollar wager

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

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