I have bet on millions of hands of chemin de fer. I began working my way into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have gambled on online vingt-et-un, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of funds at twenty-one. The casinos have made it almost impossible to beat the house.

I still like the game and gamble on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a type of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get flush with this method or defeat the casino, however you will have a lot of fun. This method is founded on the idea that chemin de fer seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I bet with basic strategy blackjack. When I lose I bet the table minimum on the next hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the next hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the payout paid to me and I wager the initial bet 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 4 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 disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely fun at times. If you win a few hands in a row your wagers 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 Luxor a few years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this method! And a couple of days ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!

You need to comprehend that you can relinquish much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be aghast at the streaks you see playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would wager if you kept winning at a five dollar game.

Bet five dollar
Take 5 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial five dollar bet

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

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

Bet 10 dollar
Leave 10 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $20

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

Wager 20 dollar
Leave 20 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of forty dollar

Bet forty dollar
Take $40 paid to you, leave the first $40 bet

Bet $40
Leave 40 dollar paid-out to you for a total wager of $80

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

Wager 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total wager of one hundred and sixty dollar

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

If you departed at this moment you would be up 315 dollar !!

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