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