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