Gigamedia Profits Rise on Poker Software and Online Asian Sales
NEW YORK (AP) - Online gambling and entertainment company GigaMedia Ltd. said Tuesday its fourth-quarter profit rose 8.1 percent on Asian online gaming and global poker software sales.
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Poker terminology:
- PAY STATION - A player who rarely folds, thus who frequently calls better hands and loses. Almost as much fun as a LIVE ONE.
- STRAIGHT - A hand consisting of 5 cards in sequence but not in suit.
- RERAISE - To raise after an opponent has raised.
- TURN - The fourth community card in Hold'em.
- REPRESENT - Implying, by one's betting style, that one has a particular hand.
- FAMILY POT - A pot where all of the players at the table are participating, even after each has had an opportunity to act.
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