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