Not to get too abstract here, but if we were to pick one geometric shape to represent a poker game, it feels like a circle would be the top candidate.
Arguments could be made for others, but the round chips, circular tables, and action moving clockwise constantly suggests a circular shape. And that's not even mentioning the circular patterns of action and repeated behavior that sometimes invite more existential thoughts about the game.
A lot of poker terms evoke the idea of a circle, too, as demonstrated by today's installment of "The Weekly PokerNews Quiz." Below are eight examples — see if you can correctly identify the meaning of all eight.
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