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