Learn the order of hands before joining a Teen Patti table. The usual categories below run from stronger to weaker; a particular variant may have extra rules for wild cards or sequence rankings.
Following the Pot to the Showdown
Players compare eligible three-card hands at the end of the round under the table’s betting rules. Understanding when you may continue, fold or request a comparison is part of learning the game, alongside the rankings.
The Usual Order of Three-Card Hands
- Three equal ranks — trail: All cards share a rank, as in A-A-A. Compare the rank of the trio if more than one appears.
- A suited run — pure sequence: Consecutive ranks all use one suit. Check the table’s ordering of Ace-containing runs.
- An unsuited run — sequence: The ranks follow consecutively without all sharing a suit, for example A♠, K♥ and Q♦ where that run is allowed.
- One suit — colour: The cards share a suit without forming a run; K♠, J♠ and 2♠ illustrate the category.
- Two equal ranks — pair: Compare the paired rank first. If that is equal, the remaining card, often called the kicker, can decide the stronger hand.
- No combination — high card: When none of the categories above applies, use the table’s high-card comparison rules to rank the hand.
