I have gambled on countless of hands of vingt-et-un. I began working my way into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have wagered on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. Given all that I have still lost a lot of money at chemin de fer. The casinos have made it very hard to beat the house.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have wagered on a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get flush with this method or beat the house, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is built on the fact that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!

I play basic strategy 21. When I do not win I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I bet the original 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of 4 times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I don’t win I lower the bet back down to the original amount.

I am very strict and never back out. It gets extremely exciting at times. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you realize it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had awesome streaks a number of times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a few years ago with $750 after 20 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Las Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can lose much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a five dollar table.

Wager $5
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial $5 bet

Wager 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar

Wager $10
Take $10 paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet

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

Wager 20 dollar
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the first $20 wager

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

Wager $40
Take forty dollar paid to you, leave the first forty dollar wager

Wager $40
Leave 40 dollar paid to you for a total bet of 80 dollar

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

Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar

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

If you departed at this instance you would be up three hundred and fifteen dollars !!

It is iffy to go on a run this long, but it occasionally happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and lower your bet or the end result will not be the same.