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