Teen Patti Glossary: Every Term from Boot to Trail

Quick answer: Teen Patti has its own vocabulary, mostly from Hindi. The essentials are boot (starting stake), blind (betting without looking), seen or chaal (betting after looking), pack (fold), show (final reveal), side show (private comparison), and the hand names trail, pure sequence, sequence, colour, pair and high card. This glossary covers those and the less common terms used in apps and home games.

Betting and table terms

Term	Meaning
Boot	Compulsory amount each player adds to the pot before the deal
Pot	All the money or chips bet in the round
Stake / current stake	The amount the next blind player must at least match
Blind	Playing without looking at your cards
Seen	Having looked at your cards
Chaal	A bet by a seen player; sometimes any continuing bet
Raise	Betting more than the minimum
Pack	Folding and leaving the round
Show	Revealing hands when two players remain
Side show	Private comparison with the previous seen player
Chaal limit	Highest single bet allowed
Pot limit	Pot size at which all remaining hands are shown
Dealer	Player who shuffles and deals; rotates each round

Hand names

Term	Also called	Meaning
Trail	Set, trio	Three cards of the same rank
Pure sequence	Straight flush	Three consecutive cards of one suit
Sequence	Run, straight	Three consecutive cards, mixed suits
Colour	Flush	Three cards of one suit, not consecutive
Pair	Double	Two cards of the same rank
High card	No pair	None of the above

Variant terms

Term	Meaning
Muflis	Lowest hand wins; see Muflis rules
Joker / wild	A card that can stand for any card; see Joker Teen Patti
AK47	Aces, kings, fours and sevens are wild; see AK47 rules
Best of four	Four cards dealt, best three used; see Best of Four
999	Hand values added to reach a target; see 999 Teen Patti

Informal words you may hear

• Patta / patti: a playing card.
• Tash: a deck of cards, as in “tash patti”.
• Pakka: solid or strong, often used for a good hand.
• Bhaagna: to run away, sometimes used for packing.

For terms in Hindi script, see our Hindi rules guide.

Frequently asked questions

What does pack mean in Teen Patti?

To fold your cards and give up the round and any money already bet.

What is the difference between show and side show?

A show ends the round with two players; a side show is a private comparison while three or more remain.

What is a trail?

Three cards of the same rank, the highest hand category.