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