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How to read a 999 hand

Give each card its value, then write the three values down from highest to lowest. A Nine, a King and an Ace are 9, 0 and 1, so the hand is 910. Seven, Seven, Three is 773. Ten, Jack, Five is 500. Three aces are only 111.

Because the digits always go highest first, the first digit is your best card and decides most hands. Any hand holding a Nine beats every hand without one, and only about one hand in five holds a Nine.

• A = 1
• 2 to 9 = face value
• 10, J, Q, K = 0

999 hands

A ladder of 999 hands, best first.

Who wins? Worked examples

Each pair of hands below is compared by the 999 rules.

Betting, show and side show in 999

Nothing about the betting changes. Everyone posts the boot, blind players bet the stake and seen players twice the stake, and you can pack at any turn. A show is possible once two players are left, and a seen player can ask the previous seen player for a side show while three or more remain.

When hands are compared, the higher number wins. Equal numbers are equal hands: the player who asked for the show or side show loses, and equal hands at a pot-limit showdown split the pot.

999 tips

• Your first digit is most of the story. Even the weakest hand starting with an Eight beats about 60 hands in 100, and the weakest starting with a Nine about 78.
• Tens and court cards are dead weight. Sixteen of the 52 cards count 0, so a zero in the middle of your number costs a lot.
• Forget what classic Teen Patti taught you about trails and runs. 8-8-8 loses to any Nine.
• A hand of 500 or less beats fewer than a quarter of all hands; there is little point paying to see it through.

Where versions differ

Some home games add the three values instead, or let you put the digits in any order. This table uses the app rule: the digits always go highest first, so closest to 999 is simply the highest number.

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