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I have played countless of rounds of vingt-et-un. I began sneaking into the gambling halls when I was sixteen. 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 spent a lot of money at blackjack. The gambling dens have made it very hard to defeat the casino.

I still like the game and play on a frequent basis. Over the years I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You won’t get rich with this method or defeat the house, still you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that vingt-et-un appears to be a game of streaks. When you are hot your on fire, and when you’re not you’re NOT!

I bet with basic strategy 21. When I lose I wager the table minimum on the subsequent hand. If I lose again I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand again etc. As soon as I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet 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 win the next hand I leave it for a total of four times my original bet. I continue wagering 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 do not "chicken out". It gets extremely fun sometimes. If you win a few hands in series your bets go up very fast. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200per hand. I have had great runs a couple of times now. I left a $5 table at the MGM a few years ago with $750 after 60 mins using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Atlantic City I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can give up much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be astonished at the runs you see betting this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.

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

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

Bet ten dollar
Take ten dollar paid to you, leave the original ten dollar wager

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

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

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

Wager forty dollar
Take 40 dollar paid to you, leave the initial $40 bet

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

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

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

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

If you departed at this point you would be up $315 !!

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