Poker Tool Virus Suggests Caution in 2007
Not too long ago this year it was revealed that an online poker website was infected with a Trojan computer virus that had affected untold numbers of players before it was discovered. At checkraised.com a downloadable calculator designed to aid a poker player calculate odds also performed a secret function - monitoring and reporting on the player’s online poker room passwords and log in IDs. Experts caution poker players going into the new year to double and triple check sites before downloading, and only to accept downloads from known and trusted sources.
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Poker terminology:
- LIVE BLIND - The last and largest blind bet may or may not be LIVE. If LIVE, the blind bettor has the option of "raising" his own blind in the event the bet is called around to him. This is normal, and is sometimes referred to as "blinds are live".
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- RAIL - A barrier dividing the card playing area from a public area.
- FIFTH STREET - In stud poker, the fifth card to be dealt to each player. Sometimes used to refer to the last card dealt in Hold'em, although the more common term for this is RIVER (q.v.).
- OPENER - The player who opens the betting, especially in draw poker. A hand may have no openers, in which case it is PASSED OUT, i.e., new hands are dealt.
- FACE CARD - A jack, queen or king (a card with a face on it, not joker).
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