# Teen Patti vs Andar Bahar: Rules, Bets and RTP Compared Source: https://cricketin.org/en/compare/teen-patti-vs-andar-bahar [By Nikhil Varma](/en/authors/betting-analyst), Betting and Odds Analyst. [Reviewed by Rajeev Sathe](/en/authors/editor-in-chief), Editor-in-Chief. Updated 10 Nov 2026. Editorial policy: https://cricketin.org/en/editorial-policy 18+. Betting carries financial risk and can become addictive. Free helpline Tele-MANAS: 14416. --- Teen Patti and Andar Bahar compared: how each live game is played, the bets, the odds inside the cards and the RTP of every version in our catalogue. Teen Patti is a three-card hand game in which you either play your hand against the dealer or bet on which of two hands wins, while Andar Bahar is a pure guess at which side a card matching the Joker will land on. In the Cricketin catalogue the price of play depends on the version more than on the game: Teen Patti versions run from 96.6% to 99.0% RTP and Andar Bahar versions from 94.9% to 97.9%. Below you will find the rules of each, the odds inside the cards, every version in the catalogue with its RTP, and which of them count towards the Welcome Pack. ## The two games side by side Both games come from Indian card tables, and the versions compared here are dealt by a person on camera in the [live casino](/en/casino). They ask very different things of the player. **Table 1. Teen Patti and Andar Bahar compared, using the providers' own descriptions** | Detail | Teen Patti, player v dealer (Evolution) | Bet on Teen Patti (Ezugi) | Super Andar Bahar (Evolution) | |---|---|---|---| | What you bet on | Your three-card hand beating the dealer's | Player A or Player B having the stronger hand | Andar or Bahar receiving the card that matches the Joker | | Decision after the deal | Yes: play or fold | No | No | | Side bets | Pair Plus and 6 Card Bonus | Not described on the provider page | Ten bets on how many cards are dealt before a match | | Top payout stated | Main game 1:1 to 5:1; side bets up to 1000:1 | Not stated on the provider page | Up to 4,000x on the side bet "Cards 46-49" | | RTP in the Cricketin catalogue | 96.6% | 99.0% | 97.9% | | Counts towards Welcome Pack wagering | Yes | Yes, as a named exception | Yes | Sources: Evolution's pages for [Teen Patti](https://games.evolution.com/live-casino/live-poker/teen-patti/), Bet on Teen Patti and Super Andar Bahar; RTP from the Cricketin catalogue, read on 10 November 2026. ## How Teen Patti is played at a live table In Evolution's Teen Patti you play your own hand against the dealer's. You place an Ante, get three cards face up, and the dealer gets three face down. Then you either place a Play bet equal to the Ante or fold and lose the Ante ([Evolution](https://games.evolution.com/live-casino/live-poker/teen-patti/)). - **Dealer must qualify.** The dealer needs Queen high or better. If not, the Play bet is returned and the Ante pays 1:1. - **Ties.** Ante and Play are both returned. - **Ante Bonus.** A straight or better earns a bonus whatever the dealer holds, as long as you placed the Play bet. - **Side bets.** Pair Plus pays on a pair or better, up to 100:1. The 6 Card Bonus uses your three cards and the dealer's three and pays on three of a kind or better. Bet on Teen Patti works differently. Evolution's page for Ezugi's version says the player predicts whether Player A or Player B will get the stronger hand, and calls it a format often known as 20-20 Teen Patti ([Evolution](https://games.evolution.com/live-casino/live-poker/bet-on-teen-patti/)). There is nothing to decide once the cards are dealt. ## How Andar Bahar is played One card, the Joker, is dealt face up before betting closes. You bet on whether the next card of the same rank will land on the Andar side or the Bahar side. In Super Andar Bahar the dealer then deals first to Andar, then to Bahar, alternating until a match appears ([Evolution](https://games.evolution.com/live-casino/super-andar-bahar/)). The side bets ask how many cards will be dealt after the Joker before the match: "Cards 1-5", "Cards 6-10" and so on up to "Cards 46-49". In every round one to five random multipliers land on these side bets, up to 4,000x on "Cards 46-49". That is the whole game. There is no hand to play and no decision after the Joker, so a round takes only as long as the deal. Some versions in the catalogue are dealt on camera and others are generated by software. What changes between the two is set out on our page comparing [live casino](/en/compare/live-casino-vs-rng-games) and RNG games. ## RTP by version: same name, different price RTP is the share of all stakes a game pays back over a very large number of rounds. The same game name can carry quite different RTPs from one provider to the next, and our ranking of the [highest RTP](/en/compare/highest-rtp-casino-games) games shows the same pattern across the whole catalogue. **Table 2. Teen Patti and Andar Bahar versions in the Cricketin catalogue, read 10 November 2026** | Game | Provider | RTP | Expected cost per ₹10,000 staked | |---|---|---|---| | Bet on Teen Patti | Ezugi | 99.0% | ₹100 | | One Day Teen Patti - Classic | Ezugi | 98.4% | ₹160 | | Teen Patti | ImagineLive | 98.0% | ₹200 | | Teen Patti | Playtech Live | 97.7% | ₹230 | | Bet on Teen Patti | ICONIC21 Live | 97.5% | ₹250 | | Teen Patti, Teen Patti AK47, Teen Patti Joker | JiliAsia | 97.0% | ₹300 | | Teen Patti | Evolution | 96.6% | ₹340 | | Teen Patti 3 Card | Ezugi | 96.6% | ₹340 | | Super Andar Bahar | Evolution | 97.9% | ₹210 | | Andar Bahar | Playtech Live | 97.9% | ₹210 | | Ultimate Andar Bahar | Ezugi | 97.8% | ₹220 | | Andar Bahar, Speed Andar Bahar | JiliAsia | 97.0% | ₹300 | | Andar Bahar | ImagineLive | 96.1% | ₹390 | | Andar Bahar, Casino Marina Andar Bahar | Ezugi | 94.9% | ₹510 | Expected cost is ₹10,000 × (100% − RTP), a long-run average, not what any one session will cost. Teen Patti 20-20 by TurboGames is also in the catalogue, but no RTP is published for it, so it is left out. The spread is the useful part. Two tables both called Andar Bahar differ by three points: ₹510 against ₹210 per ₹10,000 staked. Over many rounds, which version you sit at matters more than which game you choose. Our guide to [expected value](/en/guides/expected-value-explained) shows how that average builds up bet by bet. ## The odds inside the cards Teen Patti hands are rare beyond a pair. We counted every possible three-card hand from one standard 52-card deck, 22,100 in all, with A-2-3 counted as a sequence. **Table 3. How often each Teen Patti hand is dealt from one 52-card deck** | Hand | Ways to make it | Chance | |---|---|---| | Trail (three of a kind) | 52 | 0.24%, about 1 in 425 | | Pure sequence (straight flush) | 48 | 0.22%, about 1 in 460 | | Sequence (straight) | 720 | 3.26%, about 1 in 31 | | Colour (flush) | 1,096 | 4.96%, about 1 in 20 | | Pair | 3,744 | 16.94%, about 1 in 6 | | High card | 16,440 | 74.39%, about 3 in 4 | Three hands in four are high card. That is why a Pair Plus bet loses most of the time, and why its top payouts sit on hands you will see a few times in a thousand deals. Live tables may use more than one deck, which shifts these figures slightly; the game's help screen gives the exact paytable. Andar Bahar hides a small edge in the dealing order. After the Joker, 51 cards remain and three of them match it. When dealing starts on Andar, as in Super Andar Bahar, the match lands on Andar in 51.5% of rounds and on Bahar in 48.5%. **Inputs.** 51 cards left after the Joker, 3 of them matching. Cards dealt Andar, Bahar, Andar, Bahar and so on. **Formula.** Chance for Andar = sum, over every odd position k, of the chance that the first match is card k. **Result.** Andar 51.50%, Bahar 48.50%. **Assumptions.** One deck, Andar dealt first. If both sides paid the same, a bet on Andar would return more than a bet on Bahar; the paytable on the table shows how each side is paid. ## Which versions count towards the Welcome Pack Under the Welcome Pack, games with an RTP above 98% do not count towards wagering, apart from four named games. Bet on Teen Patti by Ezugi is one of the four, so it counts in full despite its 99.0% ([bonus rules](/en/bonus-rules)). One Day Teen Patti - Classic, at 98.4%, does not count. Every Andar Bahar version in the catalogue sits at 97.9% or lower, so all of them count. For a game shown at exactly 98.0%, such as Teen Patti by ImagineLive, check the terms before you rely on it for wagering. A bonus is not a way to make money. Wagering means more bets, and each one carries the same price as in Table 2. ## Which one suits you - **You want decisions.** Player-versus-dealer Teen Patti is the only one of the three formats here where you act after seeing your cards. - **You want the lowest price.** Bet on Teen Patti by Ezugi shows the highest RTP of these games in the catalogue, 99.0%. - **You want something simple.** Andar Bahar has one question per round. The side bets with multipliers add big payouts and a lower chance of hitting them. Faster Indian games are compared on our page about [Color Prediction](/en/compare/color-prediction-vs-big-small-vs-7up7down), Big Small and 7 Up 7 Down. All the versions in Table 2 sit in one catalogue on [Cricketin](/en), each card showing the provider and the RTP. Real play is for adults 18 and over. Decide what you can afford to lose before the first hand, and if play stops being fun, our [responsible gaming](/en/responsible-gaming) page lists the free Tele-MANAS helpline, 14416. ## Questions people ask ### What is the difference between Teen Patti and Andar Bahar? Teen Patti is a three-card hand game: in the player-versus-dealer version you decide to play or fold after seeing your cards. Andar Bahar is a pure prediction of which side gets the card matching the Joker, with no decision after the deal. ### Which has the better RTP, Teen Patti or Andar Bahar? It depends on the version. In the Cricketin catalogue Teen Patti versions run from 96.6% to 99.0% and Andar Bahar versions from 94.9% to 97.9%. The highest of all is Bet on Teen Patti by Ezugi at 99.0%. ### Is Andar or Bahar more likely to win? When dealing starts on Andar, as in Super Andar Bahar, the matching card lands on Andar in 51.5% of rounds and on Bahar in 48.5%, from one deck. Check the paytable to see how each side is paid. ### How often do you get a trail in Teen Patti? From one 52-card deck, 52 of the 22,100 possible three-card hands are trails, a chance of 0.24% or about 1 in 425. ### Does Bet on Teen Patti count towards the Welcome Pack? Yes. 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