Aces may indeed be used as low in a straight in holdem. [HOST] › Lessons. Three 5's would beat our example hand, three 6's would beat three 5's, and. Liked by. Yes it's a straight (called the wheel) but the second strongest straight is 9-T-J-Q-K. An ace can be the lowest card of a straight (ace, 2, 3, 4, 5) or the highest card of a straight (ten, jack, queen, king, ace), but a straight can't "wrap around. An Ace can be used as a high card, but it can also be used as a low card in a straight that runs A This straight is often referred to. Individual cards are ranked, from highest to lowest: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Each one. e. Straight combinations go all the way down to A, which is known as the “Wheel” or “. [HOST] › In-Texas-Holdem-poker-is-Aa-straight-or-is-Ace-. ; this is the only time an ace plays as a low card. A is the lowest possible straight, also sometimes called a "wheel. A♥ K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥, are on the community board. In the case. An ace-high straight flush is called a royal flush and it cannot be beaten. It ranks below two pair and above high card. . Higher means the straight that ends in the highest card. The only time it ties is when all 5 cards to the royal flush, i. The highest possible Straight is A-K-Q-J (also called “Broadway”). Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated cards. Our example shows three 4's. When two players have a straight, the player with the HIGHER straight wins.