Can you get a straight ace through 5?

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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, queen
queen
The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called dame (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank of a queen is between the king and the jack.
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, 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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, ace), but a straight can't "wrap around"; a hand with queen, king, ace, 2, 3 would be worthless (unless it's a flush
flush
A flush is a hand that contains five cards all of the same suit, not all of sequential rank, such as K♣ 10♣ 7♣ 6♣ 4♣ (a "king-high flush" or a "king-ten-high flush"). It ranks below a full house and above a straight. Under ace-to-five low rules, flushes are not possible (so J♥ 8♥ 4♥ 3♥ 2♥ is a jack-high hand).
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Does ace to 5 count as a straight?
Ace-to-five makes the lowest possible straight, while ten-to-ace is the highest possible straight. All other straights in between the low and high ends use the highest-ranking card to determine the hand's strength.
2024-02-21 02:30:01

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 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

Is ace king queen jack 10 a straight?
Ace can count high or low in a straight, but not both at once, so A-K-Q-J-10 and 5-4-3-2-A are valid straights, but 2-A-K-Q-J is not.
2023-01-22 01:20:57

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