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