Teen Patti hand rankings and the odds of every hand
The six Teen Patti hands from best to worst, with how many of the 22,100 possible hands fall in each category and how often you will see them.
A Teen Patti hand has only three cards, so there are exactly 22,100 different hands in a 52-card deck. Counting them shows how rare the strong hands really are, and why a plain pair is already worth betting on.
The ranking, best to worst
| Rank | Hand | Example | Hands | Chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trail (three of a kind) | K-K-K | 52 | 0.24% |
| 2 | Pure sequence (straight flush) | 9-8-7 of hearts | 48 | 0.22% |
| 3 | Sequence (straight) | J-10-9 mixed suits | 720 | 3.26% |
| 4 | Colour (flush) | A-9-4 of spades | 1,096 | 4.96% |
| 5 | Pair | Q-Q-5 | 3,744 | 16.94% |
| 6 | High card | A-J-6 mixed suits | 16,440 | 74.39% |
The counts add up to 22,100. About three hands in four are just a high card, and only about one in four is a pair or better (25.61%).
Why a trail beats a pure sequence
A pure sequence is slightly rarer than a trail, 48 hands against 52. In poker a straight flush beats three of a kind, but Teen Patti's traditional order puts the trail on top. The ranking is a custom, not a rule of probability, so just learn it as it is.
How cards inside a category are compared
- Trail: higher cards win. A-A-A is the best hand in the game; 2-2-2 is the lowest trail.
- Sequence and pure sequence: compared by the highest card. In the most common rules A-K-Q is the best, then A-2-3, then K-Q-J down to 4-3-2. K-A-2 is not a sequence. Check how your table treats A-2-3.
- Colour: compare the highest card, then the second, then the third.
- Pair: the higher pair wins; if the pairs are equal the extra card decides.
- High card: compare the highest cards, then the next, then the last.
Suits do not break ties in most rules. Two hands that match in category and ranks are equal.
What the numbers mean at the table
- You will be dealt a trail about once in 425 hands and a pure sequence about once in 460.
- A sequence appears about once in 31 hands and a colour about once in 20.
- A pair is dealt about once in six hands. A pair of aces or kings is much stronger than a pair of twos, because it wins against every smaller pair.
The odds of the hand you hold say nothing about the hands the others hold: in the classic game the decisions to bet, bluff or fold matter at least as much as the cards.
With a wild Joker
If one fully wild joker is added to the deck (a common home variant), there are 23,426 possible hands. A pair or better rises from 25.61% to 29.82% of hands and a trail from 0.24% to 0.55%. Strong hands become more common, so a plain pair becomes weaker. See the variants guide.
For information only. All figures are exact counts of three-card hands from a standard 52-card deck.
Full Teen Patti rules, hand rankings & odds
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