Posted by Keshawn | Posted in Blackjack | Posted on 26-07-2026
I have played millions of hands of 21. I started sneaking into the gambling dens when I was 16. I have bet on online 21, I have counted cards, and worked with a team for a little while. With all that said I have still lost an abundance of money at vingt-et-un. The gambling halls have made it almost impossible to beat the house.
I still like the game and wager on a regular basis. Over the years I have played a variation of vingt-et-un called "The Take it Leave it Method". You most certainly will not get loaded with this tactic or beat the casino, however you will have an abundance of fun. This method is built on the fact that vingt-et-un seems to be a game of runs. When you’re hot your on fire, and when you’re not you are NOT!
I wager with basic strategy blackjack. When I don’t win I wager the lowest amount allowed on the successive hand. If I don’t win again I bet the lowest amount allowed on the next hand again etc. Once I hit I take the winnings paid to me and I bet the initial 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 win 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 bet. I keep betting this way "Take it Leave it etc". Once I do not win I lower the bet back down to the original bet.
I am very disciplined and never back out. It gets extremely fun at times. If you succeed at a few hands in series your bets go up very quickly. Before you know it you are wagering $100-200/ hand. I have had fantastic runs a number of times now. I left a $5 table at the Luxor a number of years ago with $750 after 45 mins using this method! And a few months ago in Atlantic City I left a game with $1200!
You have to understand that you can give up a lot faster this way too!. But it really makes the game more enjoyable. And you will be astonished at the runs you notice playing this way. Below is a guide of what you would wager if you continue winning at a $5 table.
Wager 5 dollar
Take five dollar paid to you, leave the initial 5 dollar wager
Wager 5 dollar
Leave $5 paid-out to you for a total wager of 10 dollar
Wager $10
Take ten dollar paid-out to you, leave the initial ten dollar bet
Bet ten dollar
Leave ten dollar paid to you for a total wager of $20
Bet 20 dollar
Take 20 dollar paid to you, leave the original 20 dollar bet
Bet 20 dollar
Leave $20 paid-out to you for a total wager of $40
Wager forty dollar
Take $40 paid-out to you, leave the initial $40 bet
Wager $40
Leave forty dollar paid to you for a total bet of eighty dollar
Wager eighty dollar
Take eighty dollar paid-out to you, leave the first $80 bet
Bet eighty dollar
Leave eighty dollar paid-out to you for a total bet of $160
Bet 160 dollar
Take one hundred and sixty dollar paid to you, leave the initial 1 hundred and 60 dollar wager
If you left at this point you would be up 315 dollar !!
It’s herculean to go on a streak 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.