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Ace – A card with a single spot to indicate it’s ranking as either the highest or lowest card in the deck, depending on the situation.

When considered as a high card, the Ace ranks higher than the King. When considered as a low card, it ranks lower than the Deuce (two). The Ace is the most powerful card in poker. It is instrumental in making the highest possible pair, straight, flush, or full house. In a Hold’em game, where one pair often wins, it has enormous power as the top kicker. This is because it will beat all other hands which contain the same pair, but play a lower kicker. If player “A” is holding A♠ J♠ and player “B” is holding K♥ J♥, and the board reads J♣ T♣ 4♦ 3♥ 2♦, player “A” wins the pot because he plays a higher kicker, and therefore has a better five card hand (J♠ J♣ A♠ T♣ 4♦) than player “B” (J♥ J♣ K♥ T♣ 4♦). The Ace also has a lot of drawing power. If you are holding one, and it hits the board, it will often catapult you into the lead. In most Lowball and High-Low Split games, it is often necessary to hold an Ace to make the best low hand. Many, if not most, of the playable starting hands contain at least one Ace.

The word “Ace” has a long history as a gambling term. It is derived from the Latin “As,” which was a coin of small value, and also meant “one unit.” In Old French and Old English it was the term given to the one spot sides of dice. This terminology is used to this day in the game of craps. It was originally equated with bad luck because it was lowest possible roll. It later appeared as the lowest denomination card in the deck, and was depicted by the image of the lone man. During the French Revolution it was elevated to the highest card in the deck, signifying the common man’s victory over the aristocracy. To this day it carries the meaning of the top, or the best.

Usage: Ace up Your Sleeve, Ace in the Hole, Pocket Aces

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