AMD ups the ante
Chip maker bets that its Barcelona server processor will trump Intel. If the business of making and selling Windows-compatible processor chips is a $29 billion poker game, then Advanced Micro Devices Inc. is getting ready to put down another big bet.
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Poker jargon:
- FULL OF - Describes a full house. "Fives full of queens" is 5-5-5-Q-Q.
- RAKE - Money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game. Usually a percentage of the pot (5%-10%) up to some maximum amount.
- KICKER - In hands containing pairs and trips, the highest card not matched. In draw games, sometimes a card kept for deception purposes.
- BET FOR VALUE - Betting a hand that, in the long run, is expected to win more than it loses. Antonym: BLUFF.
- FILL - To draw a card that makes a five-card hand (straight, flush, full house, straight flush).
- IMPLIED ODDS - A refinement to POT ODDS which includes money not yet in the pot. Considers the potential extra bets and winnings made when a player forms a very good hand.
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