A Straight is a poker hand such as Q♣ J♠ 10♠ 9♥ 8♥, which contains five cards of sequential rank but in more than one suit.
It ranks above Three of a Kind and below a Flush.
Two Straights are ranked by comparing the highest card of each. Two Straights with the same high card are of equal value, suits are not used to separate them.
Straights are announced by their highest card, as in "ten-high Straight" or "Straight to the ten" for 10♣ 9♦ 8♥ 7♣ 6♠.
A hand such as A♣ K♣ Q♦ J♠ 10♠ is an ace-high Straight (also known as Broadway), and ranks above a king-high Straight such as K♥ Q♠ J♥ 10♥ 9♣. The ace may also be played as a low card in a five-high Straight such as 5♠ 4♦ 3♦ 2♠ A♥, which is colloquially known as a "wheel". The ace may not "wrap around", or play both high and low: 3♣ 2♦ A♥ K♠ Q♣ is not a Straight, just an ace-high High Card hand.
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