With the advent of the internet, Teen Patti players can now play from the comfort of their home or on the move.
Basics of Teen Patti
In Hindi, the word Teen Patti means three cards. It is popularly believed that Teen Patti was inspired by the British card-game, three-card brag. This notion is quite likely true as the game of Teen Patti have many similarities to three-card brag.
A Teen Patti game involves the use of a standard deck of 52 cards. The player with the best three-card hand wins the game.
Teen Patti for free vs. real money
When playing online, you have the option to try your hands at two versions - a live version against a live dealer in real time and an RNG-version.
Many online platforms offer RNG-based games that can be played for free, while it is possible to play Teen Patti online against a live dealer for real money.
How to play Teen Patti?
The game of Teen Patti starts with the player placing the bet. Generally, there is a fixed amount that all players need to wager before the cards distribution. This minimum amount that players are willing to wager is termed as the boot amount and is kept in the pot, which sits at the middle of the table.
Once the bets are placed and the boot amount is collected, each player receives three cards face down. The betting process starts with the player next to the dealer and continues with players taking turns in clockwise order around the table.
The player who places the bet without seeing the cards is called the blind player and the player who places the bet after seeing the cards is called a seen player. The amount that you need to wager in order to stay in the game depends on the current stake and whether you're a seen or a blind player.
● If you're a blind player, you need to put in at least the current stake & not more than twice the current stake. The current stake for the next player depends on the amount you bet.
● If you're a seen player, you must wager at least twice the current stake & not more than 4 times the current stake. The current stake for the next player becomes the amount you wager.
The betting process goes on until:
● All except one player has folded. In this case, the remaining player wins.
● There are only two players remaining and one of these players at his turn pays for a show. Their cards of are compared and the player with the best hand wins.
Rules for a show
● A show isn't possible until all but two players have folded.
● If you're playing blind, the cost of a show is the current stake, irrespective whether the player is seen or blind.
● If you're a seen player and the other is blind player, you can't request a show. You can only continue betting or fold.
● If both are seen players, then either player, in turn, may pay twice the current stake for a show.
Sideshow in Teen Patti
Sideshow means that you wish to compare your cards with the cards of the previous player. You can ask for a sideshow only if you have seen your cards and the previous player has seen his cards as well. The player can then accept or decline your request.
● If the sideshow request is accepted - Both the players privately compare their cards and the one with the lower card ranking is forced to pack. If the cards happen to be equal, then the player who requested the sideshow must pack.
● If the sideshow request is refused - The betting continues with the player after the one who asked for the sideshow.
Ranking of hands, from high to low
Three of a kind (Trio): This hand comprises three cards of the same rank. A trio of Aces is the highest possible combination, while a trio of 2s is the lowest.
Pure Sequence: Three consecutive cards of the same suit. The best possible pure sequence is A-2-3, followed by A-K-Q, K-Q-J, and so on.
Sequence: A sequence is three consecutive cards from different suits. A-2-3 is the best sequence, followed by A-K-Q, K-Q-J and so on down to 4-3-2.
Colour: Three cards of the same suit, but not in sequence. The highest colour is A-K-J and the lowest is 5-3-2.
Pair: A pair is two cards of the same rank. If two players have a pair, then the hand with the highest combined value wins. The highest pair is A-A-K and the lowest is 2-2-3.
High Card: This hand comprises cards that do not belong to any of the above types. The best high card hand is A-K-J of mixed suits, and the worst is 5-3-2.
Teen Patti Side Bets
Pairplus: Here, the dealer's hand is completely irrelevant and players score on a paytable based on their own cards only. The payout for this bet varies from casino to casino, but the most common is:
● Three of a Kind, Aces: 50x
● Three of a Kind: 40x
● Straight Flush: 30x
● Straight: 6x
● Flush: 3x
● Pair: 1x
6 Card Bonus (3+3 Bonus):6 Card Bonus uses the three best cards from each hand to form a 5-card hand. When playing against the dealer, this side bet will use the 3 best cards from the player and the 3 best cards from the dealer. The payout can vary between different casinos, but the most common paytable for this side wager is:
● Royal Flush: 1000x
● Straight Flush: 200x
● Four of a Kind: 100x
● Full House: 20x
● Flush: 15x
● Straight: 10x
● Three of a Kind: 7x
Teen Patti Online variations
Muflis: This variation rotates the rules of Teen Patti upside down. The worst sequence in normal Teen Patti becomes the best sequence and the best sequence of Teen Patti becomes the worst.
AK47: Cards with rank A, K, 4 and 7 are considered jokers and can be used to replace any card in the game. All other rules are the same.
Hukum: Players are dealt with two normal cards & one joker. Ranking of the hands is the same as standard Teen Patti where Joker is replaced with a better card.
10x Boot: Played as the normal game except the boot amount will be 10 times the normal boot played.
Highest Card Joker: The highest ranked card from a hand is considered as the joker. In case of multiple highest cards, all the cards are considered jokers. All other rules are the same as standard Teen Patti.
