How to play

1. Game Setup

• Players: Teen Patti is typically played with 3 to 5 players, striking a balance between engagement and simplicity.
• Deck: A standard 52-card deck is used, with no jokers. It includes four suits (spades ♠, hearts ♥, diamonds ♦, clubs ♣) and 13 ranks (Ace, 2, 3…10, Jack, Queen, King).
• Dealing: A dealer is chosen, shuffles the deck, and deals three cards face down to each player in a clockwise direction. Players can decide whether to look at their cards before betting begins.

2. Hand Rankings

Hands are ranked from highest to lowest based on their strength. Here’s the full list:

1. Trail/Set (Three of a Kind)
   • Three cards of the same rank (e.g., A♥ A♦ A♠).
   • The highest trail wins (e.g., three Aces beat three Kings).
2. Pure Sequence/Straight Flush
   • Three consecutive cards of the same suit (e.g., 4♥ 5♥ 6♥).
   • Ranked by the highest card (e.g., Q♠ K♠ A♠ beats 10♣ J♣ Q♣).
3. Sequence/Straight
   • Three consecutive cards of different suits (e.g., 4♥ 5♠ 6♦).
   • Also ranked by the highest card (e.g., J♠ Q♦ K♥ beats 8♣ 9♥ 10♠).
4. Color/Flush
   • Three cards of the same suit, not consecutive (e.g., 2♣ 7♣ 10♣).
   • Compared by the highest card, then the next if tied (e.g., A♥ 9♥ 5♥ beats K♦ Q♦ 3♦).
5. Pair
   • Two cards of the same rank, plus a third card (e.g., K♥ K♦ 5♠).
   • Compared by the pair’s rank first, then the third card (e.g., 10♠ 10♥ 6♦ beats 10♣ 10♦ 4♥).
6. High Card
   • No combination; valued by the highest card (e.g., A♠ 8♥ 3♣).
   • Compared card by card (e.g., A♠ J♦ 5♣ beats K♥ Q♠ 3♦).

3. Betting Rules

Betting is the heart of Teen Patti’s strategy:

• Ante: All players place an initial bet (the ante) into the pot before cards are dealt.
• Blind vs. Seen:
  • Blind Players: Don’t look at their cards and bet half the current stake.
  • Seen Players: Look at their cards and bet twice the blind amount.
  • Blind players can look at their cards later but then bet as seen players.
• Betting Process:
  • Starts with the player left of the dealer, moving clockwise.
  • Options:
    • Call: Match the current bet.
    • Raise: Increase the bet.
    • Fold: Drop out, losing chips already bet.
  • Continues until all players match the highest bet or fold.
• Limits: Games often set minimum and maximum bets (e.g., blind bets start at 1 unit, seen bets at 2 units).

4. Showdown

• If two or more players remain after betting, they reveal their cards.
• The strongest hand wins the pot.
• If only one player remains (others folded), they win without showing their cards.

5. Hand Probabilities

Here’s a table showing the probability of being dealt each hand type in Teen Patti, based on a 52-card deck:

Note: Probabilities reflect the total possible three-card combinations from a 52-card deck.