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