Does ace-high matter with a straight?

In poker, a straight is made when we hold 5 cards all of consecutive rank, for example, 56789. Aces can be both high and low for the purposes of creating a straight, but the Ace must either appear at the beginning or end of the hand's structure.

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2023-07-19 16:33:33

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Is ace high or low in a straight?
All suits shall be considered equal in rank. The ace would be considered low any time the ace begins a straight or a straight flush.
2024-02-05 05:44:41

Is king ace 234 a straight in poker?
Wrap around straights in different poker variants
If you are even remotely familiar with Texas Holdem poker, then you must be aware that an Ace can be both low and high. For instance, in poker, ace2345 or poker, a2345 is generally considered the lowest possible straight otherwise known as a wheel in poker.
2024-02-05 01:34:47

Is ace 2 3 a straight?
An ace can be the lowest card of a straight (ace, 2, 3, 4, 5) or the highest card of a straight (ten, jack
jack
A Jack or Knave, in some games referred to as a bower, is a playing card which, in traditional French and English decks, pictures a man in the traditional or historic aristocratic or courtier dress, generally associated with Europe of the 16th or 17th century. The usual rank of a jack is between the ten and the queen.
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Jack (playing card) - Wikipedia
, queen, king
king
The king is a playing card with a picture of a king displayed on it. The king is usually the highest-ranking face card. In the French version of playing cards and tarot decks, the king immediately outranks the queen. In Italian and Spanish playing cards, the king immediately outranks the knight.
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King (playing card) - Wikipedia
, ace), but a straight can't "wrap around"; a hand with queen, king, ace, 2, 3 would be worthless (unless it's a flush).
2024-02-01 00:59:15

Is ace a high card in a straight?
An ace, king, queen, jack and 10 is the highest ranked straight and a 5, 4, 3, 2 and ace is the lowest ranked straight. A hand that consists of three cards of the same rank. Three aces is the highest ranked three of a kind and three 2's is the lowest ranked three of a kind.
2023-03-17 11:31:04

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