Teen Patti (3 Patti) Sequence Chart: Every Hand Ranked, With Odds

Teen Patti uses one 52-card deck with no jokers in the classic game, and every player gets exactly three cards. That gives six kinds of hand. The chart below shows them from strongest to weakest, with a typical example of each. If two players reach a Show, the higher hand on this chart wins the pot.

The counts are easy to check by hand. A Trail needs three of the four cards of one rank: 4 ways for each of 13 ranks, so 52. There are 12 possible sequences, and each can be made in a single suit (4 ways, the Pure Sequences, 48 in total) or in mixed suits (60 ways each, 720 in total). A Color is any three cards of one suit (4 × 286 = 1,144) minus the 48 that are also Pure Sequences. A Pair is 13 ranks × 6 ways to pick two suits × 48 possible third cards = 3,744. Everything left over, 16,440 hands, is High Card.

The questions people ask most about the Teen Patti sequence, answered in one line each. Standard rules: the Ace counts high (Q-K-A) or low (A-2-3) but can't wrap round the corner.

Here is each rank with two examples and the mistake beginners most often make with it.

Three cards of the same rank. Between two Trails, the higher rank wins, so A-A-A beats K-K-K, and even 2-2-2 beats every hand that isn't a Trail. You'll see one roughly once every 425 hands.

Beginner confusion: some players assume a Pure Sequence must outrank a Trail, as a straight flush beats three of a kind in poker. In Teen Patti the Trail is always higher.

Three consecutive cards in the same suit. It's actually the rarest hand in the game (48 ways against 52 for a Trail), but it ranks second by long-standing convention. Between two Pure Sequences, the higher sequence wins, using the order further down this page.

Beginner confusion: Pure Sequence and Color both have three cards of one suit. The difference is that a Pure Sequence must also be consecutive. 5♣ 6♣ 7♣ is a Pure Sequence; 5♣ 6♣ 9♣ is only a Color.

Three consecutive cards in mixed suits. It ranks above Color because, with only three cards, a run is harder to make than three cards of one suit: 720 ways against 1,096. Five-card poker ranks them the other way round, which is the single biggest source of confusion for poker players learning Teen Patti.

Beginner confusion: the Ace can sit at either end (A-K-Q or A-2-3) but can't wrap around the middle. K-A-2 is not a sequence under any common rule.

Any three cards of the same suit that aren't consecutive. Between two Colors, compare the highest cards first, then the second-highest, then the third. A-K-J of one suit beats A-K-10 of another, and suit itself doesn't break the tie.

Two cards of the same rank plus a third card. The higher pair wins; if both players have the same pair, the higher third card (the kicker) decides. Any pair beats about 74% of all possible hands, which is why a pair is a strong holding against one or two opponents.

Any hand that isn't one of the above. Compare the highest card, then the next, then the last. Three-quarters of all hands are High Card, and a King-high hand is roughly average. The worst possible hand in the game is 5-3-2 in mixed suits: 4-3-2 would be a sequence, so 5-3-2 is the lowest set of three unconnected cards and loses to every other hand.

These three are the hands beginners mix up most, because they all involve either consecutive cards or matching suits. The table shows what each needs and how they rank against each other.

When two players both hold a Sequence (or both hold a Pure Sequence), the higher sequence wins. Most apps and house rules use the order below, with A-K-Q at the top and A-2-3 second.

House-rule variation: some home games and a few apps rank A-2-3 as the highest sequence, above A-K-Q. Neither is "wrong"; it's a local rule. Agree on it before a home game starts, and check the rules screen before playing on an app, because it decides close hands.

• Trail: the higher rank wins.
• Pure Sequence and Sequence: the higher sequence wins, using the order above.
• Color and High Card: compare the highest card, then the second, then the third.
• Pair: the higher pair wins; if the pairs match, the higher third card wins.
• Identical hands (for example two A-K-J Colors in different suits): most apps split the pot. Some home games use suit order instead, so agree on it first.

Because three-quarters of all hands are High Card, even modest hands beat most of the range. Knowing roughly where your hand sits is the basis of every good betting decision.

How much a hand is worth also depends on how many players are still in. Our guide on how to win at Teen Patti shows how quickly a hand's chances fall as the table fills up.

The quickest way to memorise the Teen Patti sequence is to see it in real hands. Our free Teen Patti practice table deals real hands in your browser, names each one when you look at your cards, and tells you what share of all hands it beats. No sign-up, no download and virtual chips only. For the rules around the chart, see the Teen Patti game guide, and for how variants change the order, see Teen Patti variations.

Beginners mix up the middle of the order more than the top or bottom. Three simple ideas fix most of it.

1. Three of the same beats everything. A Trail tops the chart, even 2-2-2.
2. Runs beat suits. Anything consecutive (Pure Sequence, Sequence) beats a Color, and a Pure Sequence is both, so it sits just under the Trail.
3. Then pairs, then nothing. A Pair beats High Card, and High Card is decided card by card.

A quick check at the table: if two hands are both consecutive, compare them on the sequence list; if neither is consecutive but both share a suit, compare top cards; and if you're unsure whether something is a sequence, remember the Ace can only sit at either end, never in the middle.

Each variant is explained in full in our Teen Patti variations guide.

• "Is A-2-3 higher than A-K-Q?" Decide before the first hand. Most apps put A-K-Q on top; plenty of families don't.
• "K-A-2 is a sequence!" It isn't under any common rule; the Ace doesn't wrap around.
• "My Color has the better suit." Suit doesn't usually break ties in Teen Patti; identical ranks split the pot unless you've agreed suit order.
• "My Pure Sequence beats your Trail." Not in Teen Patti. It does in Three Card Poker, which is a different game.