The only time it ties is when all 5 cards to the royal flush, i. In the case. Liked by. When two players have a straight, the player with the HIGHER straight wins. Individual cards are ranked, from highest to lowest: A, K, Q, J, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3 and 2. Three 5's would beat our example hand, three 6's would beat three 5's, and. 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. Each one. 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. 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. A♥ K♥ Q♥ J♥ 10♥, are on the community board. . [HOST] › In-Texas-Holdem-poker-is-Aa-straight-or-is-Ace-. e. Aces may indeed be used as low in a straight in holdem. 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. [HOST] › Lessons. 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 “. Three cards of the same rank, and two unrelated cards. The highest possible Straight is A-K-Q-J (also called “Broadway”). It ranks below two pair and above high card. Our example shows three 4's.