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What Does Bling Blang Blaow Mean?

“Bling Blang Blaow” is a meme popular with online poker players. The origin of the phrase, which doesn’t have any direct meaning, comes from a post on 2+2 where an online poker player ‘ch3ckraise’ described a ’song’ he frequently typed in chat after busting an opponent.
The lyrics, below:
ch3ckraise: BING BLANG BLAOW
ch3ckraise: CH3CK RAISE IN [...]

added to Poker FAQ on October 23rd, 2009
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Will My Poker Applications Work With Windows 7?

Many poker players are no doubt considering an upgrade to Windows 7. The low price and ease of upgrade are making it tough for online poker players to resist moving away from Vista, and the review for Windows 7 – largely positive – are another factor. However, most poker players have one critical [...]

added to Poker FAQ on October 23rd, 2009
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What are Cashout Tournaments on Full Tilt Poker?

Cashout tournaments are a new tournament format offered by Full Tilt Poker that upend the traditional tournament model by actually allowing you to cash out some of your chips during the tournament.

added to Poker FAQ on October 15th, 2009
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What poker rooms have a mobile phone client?

Poker players in the US had no options for real money mobile play on their cellphones until recently, when Cake Poker launched a mobile version of their online poker room.

added to Poker FAQ on October 1st, 2009
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What is the WCOOP?

The WCOOP is a tournament series hosted by online poker giant PokerStars.

added to Poker FAQ on September 29th, 2009
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What is the FTOPS?

The FTOPS is an acronym that stands for Full Tilt Online Poker Series. FTOPS is a tournament series that Full Tilt runs every quarter. More info about the series below.

added to Poker FAQ on September 29th, 2009
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Who is POKERBLUFFS on Full Tilt Poker

There’s been a lot of speculation regarding the identity of POKERBLUFFS on Full Tilt Poker. Several sources are now confirming that the screen name belongs to a player who is pretty familiar to anyone involved in the high stakes online poker community.
That name: David Eldar. Eldar is better known to the public at [...]

added to Poker FAQ on August 25th, 2009
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What is the durrrr Challenge?

The durrr challenge is an open challenge to the online poker community offered by high-stakes phenom Tom Dwan. Dwan basically offered all comers 3-1 on the following bet: That over 50,000 hands of 200/400 Pot Limit Omaha played online, they could not show a profit against him.
Here’s the original post made by Dwan announcing [...]

added to Poker FAQ on May 27th, 2009
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How Can I Get The Most Value Out of My PokerStars FPPs?

A quick guide to the best way to get the maximum value out of your PokerStars FPPs

added to Poker FAQ on May 27th, 2009
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What are Steps Tournaments?

Steps tournaments are Sit and Go tournaments offered by several rooms that generally serve as a satellite system for a larger tournament, often a live event like the Main Event of the World Series of Poker. Steps tournaments work on a tiered system – if you do well in a certain step, you generally [...]

added to Poker FAQ on May 13th, 2009
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What Does ATC Mean?

ATC is a poker abbreviation that stands for “Any Two Cards.” ATC means just what it sounds like – that, in the situation at hand, a player could be making a play with any two cards in the deck.
You’ll also hear people use ATC a lot when discussing tournament play, especially sit and go [...]

added to Poker FAQ on May 6th, 2009
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Who is FullFlush1 on Full Tilt Poker?

We reveal the identity of nosebleed cash player __FullFlush1__

added to Poker FAQ on May 4th, 2009
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Name change on Full Tilt Poker?

FAQ covering issues of screen name change on FTP

added to Poker FAQ on May 1st, 2009