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