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The last in line in hand rankings is what's known as high card. Look at this hand right
here that I've laid out. Well, you'll notice that there's no connectivity. It's definitely
not a royal flush or a straight flush. None of the cards are connected. It's not a straight.
It's not like three, four, five, six, seven. They're all different suits. It's not a flush.
We have no pairs. Nothing is connected. But this hand still has a value. It's called high
card ace because the highest card in the five card hand is an ace. Now most of the time
you don't want to be stuck with this hand, but let's look at fixed limit Texas Hold'em.
In this scenario, let's say that your starting hand was ace, jack, and you bet that kind
of strong because you were in lay position. And you see the flop. Nothing's going on here.
You and your opponent both make a bet. You stay in. This next card comes. We still don't
have any connectivity on this board. There may be a straight draw now with the ten and
the eight, or maybe there's a straight draw between the eight and the five. Maybe your
opponent have six, seven, and now there's a flush draw. But still, you've got no connectivity,
and you think, with your two higher cards to the board, maybe your ace high is good.
So, there's a bet and you call. Then there's the last card. It's a nine. Well, that puts
a possible straight out there. But since it's fixed limit Texas Hold'em, if you check and
your opponent bets, well guess what? You're getting like twelve to one odds to call your
bet. Call his bet. Might as well do it. It only costs you one more bet and your high
card ace just might be the best hand.