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