How do you play middle position in poker?
When you’re in middle position, you’re sandwiched between the player under the gun and the player in the cutoff. You have position on three opponents–the ...
Category: General
Is 4000 ELO possible?
No, Elo ratings have no theoretical limit. What is a normal Elo? There’s no such thing as an “average” chess rating, but a solid club-level chess player m...
What openings do chess computers play?
Out of thousands of master and grandmaster games on Chess.com, the opening moves that yield consistently high win percentages are c4, g3 and d4. Win perce...
What is the only chess piece that Cannot be taken?
The King cannot capture the Queen since g7 is threatened by Pawn f6; the King can go nowhere else because the White Queen threatens its place of refuge; t...
Are aces good in PLO?
Aces in PLO are a fine line between awesome and awful. Aces get new players into trouble far more often than any other hand in PLO. Players come over from...
What is a merged range?
A merged range is a broad hand range in which the same action is taken for strong, medium and weak hands, as opposed to a polarized range that is either m...
What happens to the blinds when someone goes out?
When the person that will be the small blind busts out, the button stays where it was, and the 2 people to the button’s left each pay big blinds. On the n...
Is a flush or straight worth more?
You have more card combinations to make a straight, since they do not have to be of the same suit. You have only 13 outs to make any flush. That is why a ...
How do I open a lichess database?
The Opening Explorer can be accessed by either going directly to the Analysis Board (which now supports all variants and displays the opening name of the ...
What is the difference between cash-out and no cash-out refinance?
In a cash-out refinancing, the borrower adds to their principal balance. In a no cash-out refinancing, the borrower refinances only the principal balance ...
