A method for playing a modified blackjack game between at least a dealer and one player. The method comprises the steps of providing at least one standard deck of playing cards, having at least one player place a wager, wherein the outcome of the wager is determined by conventional blackjack rules of play, allowing the player to place at least a first ante, dealing a first and a second card to the player and the dealer, the player's cards being face down, allowing the player to decide to forfeit his first ante and discard his first and second cards and dealing the player a second set of two additional face down cards, and completing the blackjack game according to conventional blackjack rules of play.