I've tried this multiple times as I mostly gamble on slots and dice and this doesn't always work out the way you wanted so on your case, you were lucky to be able to recover your loss slowly. Also, trying to bet all in to recover your loss is not always the best choice to do since you will just end up losing all of your bankroll faster.
For me, this method works depending of the gamblers luck since they could just loss the remaining balance slowly since it's doesn't usually works for us.
If you are playing games that are based on luck, the technique of the OP is really hard to achieve.
But maybe if it is in poker or sportsbetting, it may be true. Because you have high chance of recovering your losses if you know your games.
But it can work if you are a patient gambler, try using that technique also in hi-lo game, and bet small.
This is good if you have so much time to spare, you can recover your losses, but is it really worth spending significant amount of time recovering your losses?
Some people can devote their time especially if they lost a lot and they badly needed the lost money, but not a very good suggestion to chase your losses.