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