 The film's climax is a fictional World Poker Tour championship.World Poker Tour commentators, Mike Sexton, Vince Van Patten and Courtney Friel played themselves.A number of other professional poker players and poker-playing celebrities, including Elizabeth, Jennifer Tilly, Phil Laak, Antonio Esfandiari, Greg Raymer, Chris Moneymaker and Isabelle Mercier are in the cast.