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. Liked by. In the case. . 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”). An ace-high straight flush is called a royal flush and it cannot be beaten. ; this is the only time an ace plays as a low card. Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated cards. When two players have a straight, the player with the HIGHER straight wins. A♥ K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥, are on the community board. 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. Each one. [HOST] › Lessons. [HOST] › In-Texas-Holdem-poker-is-Aa-straight-or-is-Ace-. A is the lowest possible straight, also sometimes called a "wheel. 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. Yes it's a straight (called the wheel) but the second strongest straight is 9-T-J-Q-K. Three 5's would beat our example hand, three 6's would beat three 5's, and. e. It ranks below two pair and above high card. Aces may indeed be used as low in a straight in holdem.