I have enjoyed millions of rounds of 21. I started working my way into the casinos when I was sixteen. I have wagered on online chemin de fer, I have counted cards, and worked as part of a team for a short time. With all that said I have still lost all kinds of bankroll at chemin de fer. The gambling halls have made it very hard to defeat the game.

I still enjoy the game and bet on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a type of chemin de fer called "The Take it Leave it Method". You certainly won’t get loaded with this method or defeat the casino, however you will experience a lot of fun. This method is founded on the idea that chemin de fer appears to be a game of streaks. When you’re on fire your hot, and when you are not you’re NOT!

I gamble with basic strategy twenty-one. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the next hand. If I do not win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the subsequent hand again etc. Whenever I win I take the winnings 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 wager 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 four times my original wager. I keep wagering this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I return the bet back down to the original amount.

I am very disciplined and do not back out. It gets extremely exciting on occasion. If you succeed at a few hands in a row your bets go up very quick. Before you know it you are gambling $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic streaks a few times now. I left a $5 table at the Palms a couple of years ago with $750 after 45 minutes using this method! And a few days ago in Macau I left a table with $1200!

You must understand that you can relinquish a great deal faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more exciting. And you will be aghast at the runs you see playing this way. Below is a chart of what you would bet if you continue winning at a $5 game.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Bet eighty dollar
Take 80 dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial eighty dollar wager

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

Bet $160
Take $160 paid-out to you, leave the initial $160 bet

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

It’s hard to go on a run this long, but it can happen. And when it does you can NOT alter and drop your bet or the end result won’t be the same.