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I have enjoyed countless of hands of 21. I started working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have played online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of funds at 21. The casinos have made it nearly impossible to beat the house.

I still enjoy the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of twenty-one called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get flush with this method or defeat the house, still you will experience an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that 21 appears to be a match of runs. When you are hot your on fire, and when you are not you are NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy vingt-et-un. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I wager the table minimum on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the payout paid to me and I wager 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 bet. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the action back down to the original sum.

I am very strict and never back out. It gets very exciting sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your wagers go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had great runs a few times now. I departed a $5 table at the Luxor a few years back with $750 after 60 minutes using this technique! And a couple of weeks ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be surprised at the runs you see playing this way. Here is a guide of what you would bet if you continue winning at a 5 dollar table.

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

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

Bet 10 dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the initial $10 bet

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

Bet $20
Take twenty dollar paid to you, leave the first twenty dollar bet

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

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

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

Wager 80 dollar
Take eighty dollar paid to you, leave the first 80 dollar wager

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

Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take 160 dollar paid to you, leave the first 160 dollar wager

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

It is hard to go on a run this long, but it will happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and drop your wager or the end result won’t be the same.