The six teen patti hands
1. Trail (set, trio)
Three cards of the same rank. The best hand in teen patti. A trail of aces is the highest of all, and a trail of twos the lowest.
2. Pure sequence (straight flush, pure run)
Three cards in a row, all of the same suit. A-K-Q of one suit is the best pure sequence, then A-2-3, then K-Q-J, all the way down to 4-3-2.
3. Sequence (run, straight)
Three cards in a row in mixed suits. Ordered the same way as pure sequences: A-K-Q, then A-2-3, then K-Q-J down to 4-3-2. K-A-2 is not a sequence.
4. Color (flush)
Three cards of the same suit that are not in sequence. Compare the highest card first, then the second, then the third.
5. Pair (jodi, double)
Two cards of the same rank. A higher pair beats a lower pair; with equal pairs, the odd card (the kicker) decides. A-A is the best pair.
6. High card
Anything else. Compare the highest card, then the next, then the last. The best high card hand is A-K-J of mixed suits, and the worst is 5-3-2.
Why a trail beats a pure sequence
Strictly by the maths, a pure sequence is the rarer hand: there are 48 ways to be dealt one and 52 ways to be dealt a trail. Teen patti ranks the trail first anyway, and every table plays it that way. The rest of the order does follow rarity. See the odds of every teen patti hand.
Breaking ties
- Same category: compare the hands using the rules above, such as the higher trail, the higher sequence, or the highest card in a color.
- Suits never break ties. Spades are not higher than hearts. Two identical hands are equal.
- At a show, if the two hands are exactly equal, the player who asked for the show loses. The same applies to a sideshow: on a tie, the player who asked packs.
- When the pot limit forces a show, nobody asked for it, so players with exactly equal best hands split the pot.
Rankings in teen patti variations
Some variations change the chart. In Team Teen Patti, the rankings panel next to your cards switches automatically.
Muflis (lowball): the order is reversed
The lowest hand wins. High card beats pair, pair beats color, and so on up to the trail, which is the worst hand. The best Muflis hand is 5-3-2 of mixed suits.
High Card
Best is 5-3-2, mixed suits
Pair
Two of a kind
Color
Flush
Sequence
Run · straight
Pure Sequence
Straight flush
Trail
The worst hand in Muflis
Muflis: the lowest hand wins, so the usual order is upside down.
Odd Sequence: skip-one runs join the chart
Runs that skip a rank, like 3-5-7 or 9-J-K, count as odd sequences. A pure odd sequence ranks just above a pure sequence, and an odd sequence just above a sequence.
Trail
Set · three of a kind
Pure Odd Sequence
Skip-one run, same suit
Pure Sequence
Straight flush
Odd Sequence
Skip-one run
Sequence
Run · straight
Color
Flush
Pair
Two of a kind
High Card
Nothing matches
Odd sequences skip one rank (3-5-7, 9-J-K). A-K-Q and A-2-3 still top normal sequences.
555 and 999: numbers instead of hands
Your three cards make a three-digit number (ace = 1, 2–9 face value, 10 and picture cards = 0). In Closest to 555 the number nearest 555 wins; in 999 the highest number wins.
Joker games
In 1942 A Love Story, 1947, AK47, Lowest Joker, Open Joker, Marriage Jokers, King Little, Joker Hunt and the other joker variations, jokers stand in for whatever card makes your hand best, so trails and sequences become common. Two jokers always make a trail of your third card. The ranking order itself stays the same. Read the rules of every teen patti variation, or learn how to play from the start.