I have played countless of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the gambling halls when I was 16. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of money at vingt-et-un. The gambling dens have made it almost impossible to defeat the casino.
I still like the game and bet on a frequent basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get flush with this tactic or beat the house, still you will have a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of streaks. When you are on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!
I wager with basic strategy chemin de fer. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager 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 wager on the table. If I succeed 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 keep 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 never "chicken out". It gets extremely exciting at times. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are gambling $100-200per hand. I have had great streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Venetian a few years back with $750 after 20 mins using this technique! And a couple of days ago in Vegas I left a game with $1200!
You must comprehend that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more thrilling. And you will be astonished at the runs you witness betting this way. Below is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 game.
Bet $5
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the original five dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar
Wager 10 dollar
Take $10 paid to you, leave the first ten dollar bet
Wager 10 dollar
Leave $10 paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar
Bet $20
Take $20 paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar wager
Wager 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of forty dollar
Wager forty dollar
Take forty dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 40 dollar bet
Wager 40 dollar
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of 80 dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take $80 paid to you, leave the first $80 wager
Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $160
Wager one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the original $160 bet
If you left at this instance you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!
It is difficult to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you mustn’t deviate and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.