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