Three Cards, One Pot
Teen Patti deals three cards to every player from a single 52-card deck. No jokers, no community cards, no board to read. You are betting on how your three cards compare with everyone else's, and you can leave the hand at any point for the price of what you have already put in.
That is the entire game. What makes it interesting is the price of staying. Every round of betting costs more than the last, so a hand that starts cheap can become expensive before the cards are even turned over.
It is also the card game most people in Bangladesh learn at a family table long before they see a screen version. The online tables at lv999 keep the same ranks and rounds, with one useful difference: the stake is printed on the table before you sit, so nobody has to guess.
What follows is written for someone who has never played a hand for money. No history, no strategy jargon, just the order of the hands, the order of the bets, and the parts that cost beginners the most.
Hand Ranks, Highest to Lowest
Rank order is the whole game. Six hands cover everything you will ever hold, and they are easier to remember in a line than as a list of exceptions.
| # | Hand | What it looks like | Beats |
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| 1 | Trail (trio) | Three cards of the same rank, such as Q♠ Q♥ Q♦ | Everything else on the table |
| 2 | Pure sequence | Three running cards in one suit, such as 6♦ 7♦ 8♦ | Every hand except a trail |
| 3 | Sequence (run) | Three running cards in mixed suits, such as 9♣ 10♥ J♠ | Colour, pair, high card |
| 4 | Colour (flush) | Three cards of one suit that do not run together | Pair, high card |
| 5 | Pair | Two cards of the same rank plus one odd card | High card only |
| 6 | High card | Three unrelated cards; the top card decides its value | Nothing. This is the hand you fold |
Aces play high, so A-K-Q of one suit is the strongest run you can hold. Most tables treat A-2-3 as the lowest sequence rather than allowing it to wrap around and beat A-K-Q, but house rules differ, so read the table details before you bet on it.
When two players hold the same rank, the cards inside the hand decide. Two trails compare by rank, two sequences by their top card, two colours by their highest card, and two pairs by the pair first and the leftover card second. Some tables split the pot when hands are truly identical.
Reading a table you cannot see
You only ever know your own three cards. Everything else is inference: how many players stay blind, who raises the moment they look, whether a show request arrives early or only after the pot has grown. A player who looks and immediately doubles has told you something. A player who stays blind through three rounds has told you something else.
Beginners lose most often by ignoring those signals and playing their own cards in isolation. A pair of fours is a fine hand against one blind opponent and a poor one against three players who have all looked and stayed.
From Boot to Show
A hand is a short auction, and everyone starts on the same square. Then the price of staying in climbs, round by round, until either one player is left or two players pay to compare cards.
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Boot
Before a card leaves the deck, every player puts the table's boot amount into the pot. Nobody has looked yet. This is the price of a seat in the hand, and it is the smallest amount you can lose on it.
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Blind betting
Players who have not looked at their cards bet blind, paying the current stake. The moment you look, your bet doubles: a seen player must put in twice what a blind player puts in. Looking early is a decision with a price attached.
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Seen betting and packing
Once you have looked, you can chaal (bet), pack (fold) or hold. Packing costs you only what is already in the pot and nothing more. Staying means matching the doubled stake every time the turn comes round to you.
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Side show
You can ask the previous active player to compare cards privately. If they agree, the weaker hand folds and the stronger one carries on. It removes a rival without paying for a full show, which is why players guard the right to refuse.
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Show
When two players are left, one pays for the show, usually twice the current stake, to see the other's cards. The better hand takes the pot. If you are not willing to pay that price with your hand, you should have packed a round earlier.
Keep one number in your head for the whole hand: the current stake. It doubles for anyone who looks, and a show costs double again. A hand that opened at the boot amount can end up costing many times that, so fix your ceiling before the deal rather than during the argument.
Limits Worth Checking
Teen Patti sits among the card and crash titles in the lv999 lobby. Every game page prints its provider, its return to player and the bet range before you open it, so there is nothing to guess at.
| Game | Provider | RTP | Min bet | Max bet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callbreak Quick | Ezugi | 97.3% | ৳1 | ৳5,000 |
| Hi-Lo | Evolution | 95.2% | ৳5 | ৳50,000 |
| Double Exposure Blackjack | Evolution | 95.6% | ৳1 | ৳50,000 |
| Golden Leopard | PG Soft | 95.7% | ৳5 | ৳10,000 |
| Dragon Fortune | PG Soft | 95.9% | ৳1 | ৳5,000 |
| Crash | KA Gaming | 96.2% | ৳10 | ৳20,000 |
The maximum bet is rarely the number that matters. Most players lose more by drifting up through the limits than by choosing a high one on purpose. Set a session budget first, then pick the table that fits inside it, not the other way round.
Money moves quickly on the payment side. A deposit of ৳300 or more lands in about 3 minutes through bKash, Nagad, Rocket, Upay or a bank transfer. Withdrawals come back in roughly 33 minutes, with a ৳700 minimum and a ৳130,000 daily cap, and your first one can take up to 6 hours while the account is checked.
Live Dealer or Electronic
Both versions use the same six hands and the same doubling stakes. What changes is the pace, the price of entry and the kind of concentration the table asks of you.
| What changes | Live dealer table | Electronic Teen Patti |
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| The deal | A real croupier on video, shuffling and dealing by hand | Software deal on an animated table |
| Pace | One hand at a time, with pauses and table chat | Faster hands, little waiting between rounds |
| Buy-in | Minimums tend to sit higher | Easier to start small and stay small |
| Feel | Faces, voices, a dealer calling the round | Quiet and private; easy to play one-handed |
| Connection | Wants steady data for video | Runs on a light connection |
| Best for | Players who want the room, and read people well | Practice, short sessions, phone play on the move |
If you are learning, start electronic. Rounds come round faster, the stake is small, and you can fold twenty hands without feeling watched. Move to a live table once you can name your hand and the price of your next bet without thinking about it.
Live tables suit players who read behaviour. In a room, a hesitant chaal or a very fast fold tells you something the cards cannot. On a screen, that information is gone, so discipline has to replace instinct.
Your First Hand in Four Moves
The route from no account to a dealt hand is short. Do it in this order and you will not be stopped halfway by a form you forgot to fill in.
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1
Open an account
Fill in the short form at lv999 register with your name, mobile number and a password, and confirm you are 18 or older. Use the number you actually carry, because it is the one your bKash or Nagad deposit will come from.
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Add money
The minimum deposit is ৳300 and it usually clears in about 3 minutes. Your first deposit is matched at 130% up to ৳22,000, and the bonus carries a 19x wagering requirement before it turns into withdrawable cash.
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Pick a table and read the boot
Open the card section of the lobby and check the boot amount before you sit down. That one number tells you what a folded hand costs, and it should be a figure you would shrug at losing.
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Play a few hands blind
Stay blind for the first two or three hands to learn the table's tempo, then start looking when the doubled stake still fits your plan. Fold without drama. On a small table, patience is the cheapest strategy you own.
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Move to the app if you play on a phone
The lv999 app is 36 MB, runs on Android 7.0 and above, and is on version 2.3.1. It keeps the lobby and the tables in one place, which matters when your data is metered.
Cheap Mistakes, Expensive Habits
None of these are complicated. All of them cost real taka, and all of them are easy to stop.
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Looking at the cards too early
Every look doubles your stake for the rest of the hand. Blind players pay half of what you pay for the same pot. Stay blind while the table is quiet and look when the pot justifies the jump.
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Calling a show with a high card
A high card beats nothing at all. If your three cards do not include a pair or better, paying to see someone else's hand is a donation. Pack and keep the money for the next deal.
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Following the stake ladder upwards
The pot grows, your bet doubles, and suddenly you are defending a pair of threes for ten times the boot. Decide your ceiling before the deal, and leave when you reach it, not when the cards decide for you.
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Playing bonus money like cash
The 130% welcome bonus is credited as bonus, not as withdrawable balance. It clears at 19x wagering, so chasing a big table to "use it up" usually burns the real balance you need to meet that requirement.
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Leaving verification for withdrawal day
Proof of identity is checked before your first withdrawal and can take up to 24 hours. Have your NID, passport or driving licence ready early, and remember the first payout itself may take up to 6 hours.
Questions From New Players
Is Teen Patti just three-card poker?
Can I play from my phone in Bangladesh?
What happens when two players hold the same hand?
How much do I need before my first hand?
Can I withdraw bonus winnings straight away?
Do I need to send ID?
Where can I get help during a session?
Start With ৳300 and Three Cards
You now know the six hands, the five stages of a betting round and the two ways to lose money quickly: looking too early and chasing a pot past your ceiling. The rest is table time.
Register, deposit with bKash or Nagad, and open a small table tonight. Folding is free advice, and you can take it as often as you like.
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