I have played millions of hands of 21. I began working my way into the casinos when I was still underage. I have bet on online twenty-one, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a short while. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of bankroll at 21. The casinos have made it very hard to defeat the casino.

I still enjoy the game and wager on a frequent basis. Over the years I have bet on a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get rich with this method or beat the casino, still you will experience a lot of fun. This method is based on the idea that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of streaks. When you’re on fire your on fire, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I play basic strategy blackjack. When I do not win I bet the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent 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 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 4 times my original wager. I continue betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I lower the wager back down to the original bet.

I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets very fun on occasion. If you win a few hands in sequence your wagers go up very quickly. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a couple of times now. I departed a $5 table at the MGM a number of years ago with $750 after 35 minutes using this technique! And a number of months ago in Sin City I left a game with $1200!

You have to understand that you can say good-bye to a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the streaks you witness playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you kept winning at a $5 table.

Wager $5
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original $5 wager

Bet 5 dollar
Leave 5 dollar paid to you for a total wager of 10 dollar

Wager 10 dollar
Take 10 dollar paid-out to you, leave the first ten dollar bet

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

Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial 20 dollar wager

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

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

Bet 40 dollar
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar

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

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

Bet one hundred and sixty dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first one hundred and 60 dollar wager

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

It’s iffy to go on a streak this long, but it often happen. And when it does you must NOT deviate and lower your wager or the final result won’t be the same.