Pai Gow poker wagering card game is played by: a) Players wagering on a Pai Gow game; b) Players placing an optional wager against a pay table on a specified color combination of playing cards in a separate game that uses only residual cards from the Pai Gow poker game; c) dealing seven-card hands from a set of cards to six player positions and one dealer position, leaving at least three residual cards that have not been dealt to players or the dealer as residual cards; d) resolving the game of Pai Gow poker; e) comparing playing cards in the residual cards to the specific color combination wagered on in step b); and f) paying players who have placed the optional wager when the color combination in the residual cards matches the color combination wagered on in step b) and wherein playing cards are provided as either physical playing cards on a gaming table or are provided as virtual playing cards from a processor having an associated random number generator. A tie-breaking event may also be included in the game using residual cards.