I have played countless of hands of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the gambling dens when I was still underage. I have bet on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short while. Given all that I have still lost a lot of bankroll at blackjack. The gambling halls have made it nearly impossible to beat the game.

I still like the game and play on a regular basis. Over this time period I have enjoyed a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You definitely will not get flush with this method or beat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that 21 seems to be a game of runs. When you are hot your hot, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy 21. When I lose I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. Whenever I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I wager the original 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the action back down to the original sum.

I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely exciting sometimes. If you succeed at a few hands in sequence your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize it you are betting $100-200/ hand. I have had great streaks a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a few years ago with $750 after 20 mins using this technique! And a few weeks ago in Vegas I left a table with $1200!

You have to understand that you can say good-bye to much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be amazed at the streaks you see gamble this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a five dollar game.

Bet 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager

Bet $5
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of ten dollar

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

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

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

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

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

Bet forty dollar
Leave forty dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of eighty dollar

Wager 80 dollar
Take 80 dollar paid to you, leave the original eighty dollar bet

Bet 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of 160 dollar

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

If you departed at this moment you would be up three hundred and 15 dollars !!

It is hard to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you can’t deviate and drop your bet or the final result will not be the same.