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