In poker what is better A-2-3-4-5 or 2-3-4-5-6 ?

Question

It will cost me £7.50 potentially!!!

Thanks

Answer 1

2-3-4-5-6

It's a higher straight

Answer 2

Depends

In most poker games 23456 is better (6 high straight is better than 5 high straight)

In some games, A2345 is better (example, razz or lowball draw)

In high-low split games, 23456 will win the high pot over a A2345 and the latter will win the low pot. Here, however, I would much rather have the A2345 since this hand cannot be beaten as a low hand but the 23456 is still vulnerable to better high hands (e.g. flush, full house, etc)

Answer 3

2 3 4 5 6 The higher straight always wins, A is low on this occasion.

Answer 4

23456 as the A is considered to be a low card, the only way A-2-3-4-5 can beat 2-3-4-5-6 is if it is a straght flush, all of the same suit

Answer 5

if you're playing for the high hand it's 2-3-4-5-6, making a six-high straight

if you're playing for the low hand it's A-2-3-4-5, making either a five-high straight(if the straight counts against you, in games such as 2-7 lowball), or as a five-low or the wheel, which would be the best possible hand, in games like razz or A-5 lowball where the straight doesn't count against you

Answer 6

23456 is better unless the form of poker you are playing is Razz. In the Razz rules: http://www.theultimatepokerguide.com/article.php/razz-poker-rules you can see that A2345 is the best hand possible in Razz.

But in any other form of poker such as Texas Hold Em, 23456 is the better hand.

Answer 7

2-3-4-5-6....maybe you're better off playing Bingo is you have to ask that question.

Answer 8

23456

Answer 9

23456

Answer 10

I would try bluffing if I were you,