Abstract: A method of hosting a wagering event is performed on a physical of virtual gaming table with a player position in competition with a dealer position. The method includes: placement of an initial wager at one or more player positions; providing two random playing cards to the player position and two random playing cards to the dealer position; determining a rank of each playing card provided during the round of play; winning or losing outcome on the initial wager by comparing ranks of the first highest and then possibly second highest random playing cards in the player hand and dealer hand.