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Teen Patti rules and hand rankings

How to play, every hand ranked from strongest to weakest with the exact odds, an interactive hand-comparer, plus the betting terms and variations you'll meet at the table.

More detail: Teen Patti sequence list · Teen Patti probability

The goal

Teen Patti ("three cards", also called 3 Patti, Flush or Flash) is played by 3 to 6 players with a standard 52-card deck, no jokers. Each player is dealt three cards face down. The aim is to hold the highest-ranking three-card hand at showdown — or to make everyone else fold before then.

Hand rankings, strongest to weakest

There are 22,100 possible three-card hands. The chance beside each hand is how often it comes up, calculated directly from the deck.

Try it — compare two hands

Pick any three cards for each side (or hit Randomise) and see who wins and exactly why. It's a rules demo — no betting.

You
vs
Opponent
A♠A♥A♦
1. Trail / Set (three of a kind)0.24% · 1 in 425
Three cards of the same rank. The strongest hand in the game.
9♥10♥J♥
2. Pure Sequence (straight flush)0.22% · 1 in 460
Three consecutive cards of the same suit.
8♠9♥10♦
3. Sequence (straight / run)3.26% · 1 in 31
Three consecutive cards of mixed suits.
2♣7♣J♣
4. Colour (flush)4.96% · 1 in 20
Three cards of the same suit, not in sequence.
K♠K♦7♣
5. Pair16.94% · 1 in 6
Two cards of the same rank, plus a third.
A♠Q♦9♣
6. High Card74.39% · 1 in 1
None of the above; the highest card decides.
A quirk worth knowing: a Pure Sequence (48 possible hands) is actually rarer than a Trail (52 hands), yet the Trail still ranks higher. Teen Patti's ranking isn't ordered strictly by probability — this pair of hands is the exception.

Betting terms

Most of the game is betting, not card-play. These are the words you need:

Boot (ante)
The fixed minimum everyone puts into the pot before any cards are dealt.
Blind
Betting without looking at your cards.
Seen
Betting after looking at your cards. A seen player bets at least double a blind player.
Chaal
A normal bet to stay in the hand on your turn.
Pack / Fold
Giving up your hand; you lose whatever you have put in the pot.
Show
The final reveal between the last two players. The higher hand wins the pot.
Side show
A seen player asks the previous seen player to compare hands privately; the lower hand must pack.
Pot limit
A cap that limits the maximum bet to the current size of the pot.

How a round plays out

  1. Everyone pays the boot into the pot (say ₹10 each).
  2. Three cards are dealt face down to each player.
  3. The player to the dealer's left acts first — bet blind, or look and play seen.
  4. Play moves clockwise. On your turn you chaal (bet) to stay in, or pack to fold.
  5. A seen player may call a side show with the previous seen player to compare hands privately.
  6. When two players remain, either pays for a show. The higher hand takes the pot.

Popular variations

Common questions

Does a Trail beat a Pure Sequence?

Yes. A Trail (three of a kind) is the highest hand, above a Pure Sequence — even though a Pure Sequence is slightly rarer.

Is A-2-3 a valid sequence?

Yes. A-2-3 is a valid run, and in most house rules it is the second-highest run after A-K-Q.

Which is higher between two flushes or two sequences?

Compare the highest card; if tied, the next, then the last.

What is the highest pair?

A-A with any third card. Between equal pairs, the third card (the kicker) decides.

Can you win without the best hand?

Yes. If everyone else packs, the last player left wins the pot regardless of their cards.

Is Teen Patti the same as 3 Patti, Flush or Flash?

Yes — these are all names for the same game.

How many players and how many cards?

3 to 6 players, one standard 52-card deck, no jokers, three cards each.

All probabilities computed from C(52,3) = 22,100 hands.