How to play Teen Patti in the Teen Patti Master app

Teen Patti rules are simple once you have played a few hands at home. In an app, two things are different: the app handles the stake maths for you, and a turn timer keeps the game moving. This guide explains what each part of the table does and the rules working underneath it.

Prefer Hindi? Read Teen Patti rules in Hindi (तीन पत्ती के नियम).

Choosing a table

The lobby shows tables by type (Classic, Joker, Muflis and so on) and by boot amount. The boot is the fixed amount every player pays into the pot at the start of each hand. It also sets the size of every bet that follows, so a higher boot means bigger bets throughout.

As a beginner:

• Choose Classic Teen Patti first. Variations change the rules and can be confusing.
• Choose the lowest boot available, or free-chip tables if your build has them.
• Check the table's rules or info icon, which usually shows the boot, the maximum single bet (chaal limit) and the pot limit.

The table at a glance

When you sit down, you will see:

• Seats around the table, with each player's avatar and chip count.
• Your three cards, face down in front of your seat.
• The pot in the middle, showing how much has been bet this hand.
• The dealer marker, which moves one seat each hand. Play starts with the player next to the dealer.
• The turn timer, a ring or bar around the active player's avatar.
• Action buttons along the bottom, which change depending on the situation.

The buttons and what they do

Labels vary slightly between builds, but they map to the standard Teen Patti moves.

Blind

Bet without looking at your cards. The blind bet is the current stake (the app shows the amount on the button). A + or 2x option lets you double it. Blind play is cheaper: a blind player bets half what a seen player bets for the same stake.

See

Look at your cards. Once you tap See you are a seen player for the rest of the hand, and your bets double.

Chaal

The bet a seen player makes. It is twice the current stake, and the 2x option raises it to four times. When you see "Chaal ₹X" or "Chaal X chips", the app has already done this sum for you.

Pack

Fold. Your cards are discarded and you lose what you have already bet this hand. Packing weak hands early saves more chips than any other habit.

Show

Available when only two players are left. Both hands are revealed and the better hand takes the pot. A show costs a bet at the current rate. In most rule sets, if you are seen and your opponent is still blind, you cannot call for a show. The blind player can.

Side show

When three or more players are left, a seen player can ask the previous player (who must also be seen) to compare hands privately. The other player can accept or deny. If they accept, the weaker hand packs. If the hands are equal, the player who asked packs. Side show is a good way to test a player who has been betting strongly. Our side show rules post has the exact odds for deciding when to accept.

How the stake moves

The current stake starts at the boot amount. After that:

Example: the boot is 10. A blind player doubles to 20, so the stake becomes 20. The next seen player must bet at least 40 (2 × 20). If they bet 80 (the maximum), the stake becomes 40.

Most apps also set a chaal limit (the biggest single bet allowed) and a pot limit. When the pot reaches the pot limit, the app forces a show between everyone still in, and the best hand wins.

The turn timer

Each player has a few seconds to act. If the timer runs out, most apps pack your hand automatically. Repeatedly timing out can also get you removed from the table. Two tips:

• Decide what you will do with a weak hand before your turn arrives.
• Avoid playing on a weak network. A lagging connection can make you time out on a good hand.

Hand rankings (highest to lowest)

1. Trail: three cards of the same rank. A-A-A is the best hand in the game.
2. Pure sequence: three consecutive cards of the same suit, such as 5♥ 6♥ 7♥.
3. Sequence: three consecutive cards of mixed suits.
4. Colour: three cards of the same suit, not in sequence.
5. Pair: two cards of the same rank.
6. High card: none of the above. Compare the highest card, then the next.

A-K-Q is the highest sequence, and in most apps A-2-3 comes second. Suits never decide a tie. Our Teen Patti rules and sequence chart lists all 12 sequences in order and shows how often each hand is dealt and how often it wins.

A hand, button by button

You sit at a five-player Classic table with a boot of 10.

1. Everyone pays 10. The pot is 50. The stake is 10.
2. The first two players tap Blind at 10. You are third. You also tap Blind at 10, keeping your costs low.
3. The fourth player taps See, then Chaal at 20. The fifth player packs.
4. Back to player one, who packs. Player two taps Blind 2x, raising the stake to 20.
5. Your turn. You tap See: Q♦ Q♣ 8♠, a pair of queens. As a seen player you must bet at least 40. You tap Chaal at 40.
6. Player four bets 40 and asks you for a Side show. You accept. They hold J♠ 10♥ 4♦, a high card. They pack.
7. Two players remain: you (seen) and player two (blind). Player two bets 20 blind and taps Show. They hold K♥ 9♣ 6♦. Your pair of queens wins the pot.

House rules that differ between apps

• A-2-3 sequence: second highest in most apps, lowest in some.
• Identical hands at a show: in most apps the player who asked for the show loses. Some split the pot.
• Show against a blind player: some apps let a seen player ask; others do not.
• Side show cost: some apps charge a bet for requesting it, others do not.

Check the table's info screen before you play for anything that matters.

Before you play

Online money games are banned across India under the Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act, 2025. We do not recommend adding money to the app. Free-chip tables are the right place to learn. If you notice you are playing longer than you meant to, read our responsible gaming page.