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