please, explain to me how this isn't a straight, no really, I IMPLORE YOU

[Kaiden Wilkins]

yup.. im getting real tired of this game.

MY HAND IS THUS!:
ace of spades, nine of clubs, eight of spades, seven of clubs, and 6 of spades
this is called a STRAIGHT... as any poker player knows, its an ace high straight. However anytime I play a hand similair to this its not considered a straight. EXCELLENT WORK!

I have over 100 hours in the Poker night at the inventory games so i think know what im talking about :) fix your game pls

[malogoss]

It's as much of a straight as 3-5-8-Q-K is.

A-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-Ten-J-Q-K-A
A straight is made of five neighbouring cards found in that sequence.
Can't loop around the ace.

Don't know what game you've been playing, but it's not poker ;)

[Kaiden Wilkins]

Originally posted by malogoss:

It's as much of a straight as 3-5-8-Q-K is.

A-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-Ten-J-Q-K-A
A straight is made of five neighbouring cards found in that sequence.
Can't loop around the ace.

Don't know what game you've been playing, but it's not poker ;)

Thanks for the response, not to be rude, but I think i know just a weee bit more about this manner :). An ace can serve as the lowest or highest valued card in a hand It's a very common hand in any poker game really, perhaps its different in this game where real stakes and money isn't involved but im playing from the perspective of an real poker player. Thanks though, best regards!

[malogoss]

Originally posted by Kaiden Wilkins:

(...) An ace can serve as the lowest or highest valued card in a hand It's a very common hand in any poker game really(...)

An ace can be at both ends of a straight, either before a 2 or after a king, but the hand you brought up is not a straight in poker. That's why it's not a straight in Balatro either.

Anyone who actually played poker will confirm that.

[Kaiden Wilkins]

Originally posted by malogoss:

Originally posted by Kaiden Wilkins:

(...) An ace can serve as the lowest or highest valued card in a hand It's a very common hand in any poker game really(...)

An ace can be at both ends of a straight, either before a 2 or after a king, but the hand you brought up is not a straight in poker. That's why it's not a straight in Balatro either.

Anyone who actually played poker will confirm that.

Let's disagree to degree :) If we ever cross paths at a poker table in some lifetime, hopefully we can play our hands of fate and find out who truly carried the wisdom of poker within them. Thank you for trying to help, its appreciated.

[zirune]

This thread'll be great on /r/confidentlyincorrect

[malogoss]

Somebody will walk in here and tell you if it's a straight or not. Just give it half a day or so.

[bliznots]

Originally posted by malogoss:

Somebody will walk in here and tell you if it's a straight or not. Just give it half a day or so.

He kindly ask that you disagree to degree :)

[malogoss]

Originally posted by bliznots:

Originally posted by malogoss:

Somebody will walk in here and tell you if it's a straight or not. Just give it half a day or so.

He kindly ask that you disagree to degree :)

Yeah. And I disagree to an infinite degree.

[Draco18s]

I can't even find evidence anywhere online that 6789A (or similar) is a real poker hand that goes by the name "straight."

r/poker actually has this question. The answer is "no."

Best guess is that you're confusing the "ace is always high" and the definition of a "bicycle (or wheel) straight" where ace is allowed to be low.

[Jackie Daytona]

Wrong

[Melodia]

Originally posted by Draco18s:

I can't even find evidence anywhere online that 6789A (or similar) is a real poker hand that goes by the name "straight."
.

Oh it's possible, in a game commonly called 'Short Deck'
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-plus_hold_%27em
2's, 3's, 4's and 5's don't exist in that, however.

Of course the OP is clearly trolling.

[malogoss]

Originally posted by Melodia:

(...) Of course the OP is clearly trolling.

That's probably the missing 10% in their profile's introduction.

[Kaiden Wilkins]

please, stay on topic gents. im still trying to understand this issue

[Xero]

An ace high straight is A K Q J 10.
You can't plonk an A anywhere into a sequence to turn it in to a straight.

[BaconX]

Originally posted by Kaiden Wilkins:

please, stay on topic gents. im still trying to understand this issue

There is no issue, the only issue here is you.

I have never heard of this kind of straight before...