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