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