associated with the primary wager side wager areas 120 1 through 120 7 are imprinted on the table layout 100 adjacent each primary wager area 110 1 through 110 7 the side wager is based on the initial three cards received by each participating player as shown in fig3 side wager pay tables comprise payouts for flushes straights straight flushes and threes of a kind the maximum payout is provided to a player that receives three initial cards each having a value of three i e three 3s while three 3s have been chosen to correspond to the maximum payout since the odds associated with receiving any three of a kind are identical any three of a kind can be chosen to correspond to the maximum payout the alternative pay tables shown in fig3 illustrate differing possible payout schemes the side wagers are resolved after the first three cards are dealt to the player if the player has a winning side wager the player is paid if the first three cards do not result in a winning side wager the dealer collects the player 39 s side wager and continues dealing the player 39 s hand if the participating player elects to surrender his.