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