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