How to play Flash (Teen Patti / Flush)

फ्लास

Flash (फ्लास), also called Teen Patti or Flush, is the three-card game that comes out at Tihar gatherings. Everyone gets three cards face down and bets on whose hand is best. You can play blind, without looking, or look and play seen.

On Khelau, Flash is played with play coins only: there is nothing to buy and the coins have no cash value. Practise against bots, join an online table, or open a private room for up to 17 friends.

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Quick facts

Players: 3 to 17
Cards: One 52-card deck, 3 cards each
Best hand: A trail of aces (A A A)
Best run: A-2-3
Coins: Play coins only, no cash value
Ways to play: Bots, online table, private room

A deal

Everyone puts in the boot (the minimum bet) and gets three cards face down.
On your turn, stay blind or look at your cards. Once you have looked you are seen, and you can’t go back to blind.
Bet (chaal) or pack (fold). A blind player bets 1 to 2 times the stake; a seen player bets 2 to 4 times the stake.
After 4 blind bets you must look at your cards before you bet again.
The deal ends when one player is left, a Show is called, or the pot reaches its cap.

Side Show and Show

Side Show: with more than two players left, a seen player can pay twice the stake to compare hands privately with the previous bettor, who must also be seen. The lower hand packs; on a tie, the player who asked packs.
Show: when only two players are left, either can ask for a Show. It costs the stake if you are blind and twice the stake if you are seen. A seen player can’t ask a blind player for a Show. On a tie, the player who asked loses.
Pot cap: when the pot reaches its cap, every hand still in is shown and the best takes the pot. Tied hands split it.

Hand rankings

From strongest to weakest:

Hand	What it is	Example
Trail	Three cards of the same rank (A A A is best)	K K K
Pure sequence	Three in a row, one suit	4♠ 5♠ 6♠
Sequence	Three in a row, mixed suits	4♠ 5♥ 6♦
Colour	Three cards of one suit	2♦ 9♦ J♦
Pair	Two cards of the same rank	8 8 K
High card	None of the above	A 10 4

Runs: A-2-3 is the best, then A-K-Q, K-Q-J and so on down to 4-3-2. K-A-2 is not a run.
Suits never break a tie.

Flash terms

Boot: The minimum bet everyone puts in at the start of a deal.
Blind (नहेरी): Playing without looking at your cards.
Seen (हेरेर): Playing after looking at your cards.
Chaal (चाल): A bet.
Pack: Giving up the deal.
Side Show: A private comparison with the previous bettor.
Show: Both remaining players reveal their cards.

Ways to play on Khelau

Practice · Solo: play bots in your browser, with no timer.
Play Online: a Classic table (boot 2, 100 coins, 5 deals). Bots fill the empty seats.
Play with Friends: a private room joined with a code. The host sets the number of players (3 to 17), the min bet, the max blind bet, Round Bet, the blind round and Side Show.
After the set number of deals, the player with the most coins wins.

फ्लास कसरी खेल्ने

हरेक खेलाडीले तीन पत्ता घोप्टो पाउँछन्। नहेरी (ब्लाइन्ड) खेल्न सकिन्छ, वा पत्ता हेरेर। आफ्नो पालोमा चाल हाल्नुहोस् वा प्याक गर्नुहोस्।

खेल दाउ मात्र — किन्न मिल्दैन, नगद मूल्य छैन।

Questions

Is Flash the same as Teen Patti?

Yes. Flash, Flush and Teen Patti are names for the same three-card game.

Does Flash on Khelau use real money?

No. It uses play coins only: there is nothing to buy and the coins have no cash value.

What is the best hand in Flash?

A trail (three of a kind) of aces, then the other trails, then a pure sequence.

Is A-2-3 higher than A-K-Q?

Yes. On Khelau A-2-3 is the best run, followed by A-K-Q.

How many people can play Flash?

From 3 to 17 players in a private room.

What is a side show?

A seen player pays twice the stake to compare hands privately with the previous bettor. The lower hand packs.

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