Straight with an ace, two, three, four five, or three, four, five ,six, seven
2007-03-28 07:09:52 · 14 answers · asked by lloydgreen1942 1 in Games & Recreation ➔ Card Games
In poker the following straights are possible:
A2345
23456
34567
45678
56789
6789T
789TJ
89TJQ
9TJQK
TJQKA
I've put these in order from lowest to highest. A five high straight (also called a wheel A2345) is the lowest possible straight. The highest is TJQKA. Notice that ace can play high or low card with a straight, but you cannot wrap. This means it is not possible to have a straight like QKA23.
With regards to your specific question, a five high straight, is not as good as a seven high straight. In this instance the ace is the low card basically playing the part of '1' for 12345.
If the cards are all of the same suit it is called a straight flush which beats every other hand in poker. The highest straight flush possible is an ace high straight flush, called a Royal Flush.
2007-03-28 09:03:02 · answer #1 · answered by ZCT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A straight to the seven is higher than the straight to the five. In a hand comparing two or more straights, it is the "high" card that matters. In the first part of your example, the ace is being played as the low card in the hand.
It is amazing how many people answered without reading your question.
2007-03-28 07:21:45 · answer #2 · answered by Lee W. 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
When comparing two straights, whichever one has the highest card wins. (Thus, the absolute best hand in poker is the royal flush - AKQJT of one suit). In your example the ace is low, so the 7-high straight would win.
2007-03-28 12:35:14 · answer #3 · answered by William S 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the game you're playing. In Ultimate Texas Hold'em the A,2,3,4,5 beats the 3,4,5,6,7 because the A-5 is harder to get than the 3-7 which is an open ended straight.
2007-03-30 15:26:02 · answer #4 · answered by stickchick711 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3,4,5,6,7. The Ace is not an Ace in the first example, it is a 1. If it were to be played as an Ace, you would not have a straight.
2007-03-28 07:18:11 · answer #5 · answered by jooker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The highest poker hand is a royal flush (Ace, King, Queen, Jack and ten of one suit.)
2007-03-28 08:26:46 · answer #6 · answered by geeroyjones 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://www.pokerdiy.com/PokerSchool/PokerHandRanksandOdds/tabid/473/Default.aspx
So a Seven-High Straight:
would beat a Five-high Straight:
2007-03-28 07:16:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be the 3,4,5,6, & 7 b/c the A stands for 1. and we all know 7 has a greater value than 1.
2007-03-28 21:07:37 · answer #8 · answered by rebelgrl00 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since ace is high and cannot wrap on a straight, the 3,4,5,6,7 wins
2007-03-28 07:18:52 · answer #9 · answered by Indiana Frenchman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The second unless you are playing silly rules like "turn the corner"
2007-03-28 07:13:53 · answer #10 · answered by zaphodsclone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋