How to Play Teen Patti
Description
The South Asian card game sometimes called Indian poker — three cards, blind bets, and the choice of whether to look at your hand at all. Half the table is playing the odds; the other half is playing you.
Also known as: Three Cards; Flash; Flush
Objective
Have the best three-card hand at the table, or bet your way to the pot even if you don't.
Setup
Three to seven players. Everyone antes into the pot, then gets three cards face down.
Rules
Choose to play "blind" (bet without looking at your cards) or "seen" (look first, then bet).
Betting goes around the table — call the current stake, raise it, or fold. Blind players can bet at a lower cost than seen players, since they're taking on more risk not knowing their hand.
A seen player can challenge another seen player to a private "show" — whoever's worse hand loses and must fold immediately.
Hands rank: three of a kind highest, then a run of the same suit, then a run of mixed suits, then three of the same suit, then a pair, then just the highest card.
Winning
Betting continues until only one player remains (winning the pot uncontested) or two players call for a full show — both reveal, better hand wins.