just started watching world series of poker

[dbot]

I just started getting into texas hold'em and learning the rules. I was watching the championship on espn2, and had a question about how this guy's hand was so dominant.

Player 1: 8, 5 (both diamonds)
Player 2: 6 (hearts), 4 (diamonds)

Flop: 3 (hearts), 4 (clubs), A (hearts)
Turn card: 2 (clubs)

they were saying how player 1 basically had it in the bag because of his straight. Doesn't he only have 2, 3, 4, 5? or does the ace wrap around to make A, 2, 3, 4, 5?

The river card was an Ace so didnt make a difference.

How did player one have a straight?

 

[LeiZaK]

the ace wraps around to make A, 2, 3, 4, 5

ace = 1, hence the name

 

[thelanx]

Ace counts at the lower end of a straight.

 

[Koenigsegg]

Ace can be used in a low end (A,2,3,4,5) as well as the high end (10-A)

 

[KLin]

Yes, the ace is the low and high card in hold'em.

 

[dbot]

thanks, thats what i thought

 

[YetioDoom]

A-2-3-4-5, also known as the Wheel.

 

[amoeba]

however you can not have KA234

 

[Garet Jax]

Originally posted by: amoeba
however you can not have KA234

Sure you can. It's just a $hitty hand 🙂

 

[cKGunslinger]

"It goes both ways."

 

[HardcoreRobot]

A can be in either the AKQJ10 straight, or the 5432A straight, but not both
by itself, its rank is the highest and never the lowest

 

[Kev]

Originally posted by: Garet Jax

Originally posted by: amoeba
however you can not have KA234

Sure you can. It's just a $hitty hand 🙂

lmaonade

 

[ActuaryTm]

"How can ace be one and eleven? What kind of God would allow that?" - Ak

 

[richardycc]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRobot
A can be in either the AKQJ10 straight, or the 5432A straight, but not both
by itself, its rank is the highest and never the lowest

huh?? 2 3 4 5 6 beats A 2 3 4 5, think I made a thread about it too.