Blackjack Strategies

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I have played millions of rounds of 21. I began sneaking into the casinos when I was 16. I have wagered on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. Given all that I have still spent all kinds of funds at chemin de fer. The gambling dens have made it nearly impossible to beat the house.

I still like the game and gamble on a regular basis. Over this time period I have gambled on a variation of blackjack called "The Take it Leave it Method". You will not get rich with this tactic or defeat the casino, however you will experience an abundance of fun. This tactic is based on the idea that blackjack seems to be a match of runs. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you are not you are NOT!

I wager with basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the table minimum on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the table minimum on the subsequent hand again etc. As soon as I win I take the payout 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 bet on the table. If I succeed 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 wager. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I lose I return the wager back down to the original sum.

I am very strict and never "chicken out". It gets very enjoyable at times. If you win a few hands in a row your bets go up very quickly. Before you realize 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 couple of years ago with $750 after 60 minutes using this tactic! And a couple of months ago in Las Vegas I left a game with $1200!

You must understand that you can squander much faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be amazed at the streaks you notice playing this way. Here is a chart of what you would bet if you kept winning at a $5 game.

Bet five dollar
Take $5 paid to you, leave the original five dollar bet

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

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

Bet ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of twenty dollar

Wager $20
Take $20 paid-out to you, leave the first $20 bet

Wager $20
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total bet of $40

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

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

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

Wager 80 dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid to you for a total bet of $160

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

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

It is herculean to go on a streak this long, but it can happen. And when it does you must NOT alter and lower your bet or the final result will not be the same.