1.   His days as a professional poker player also contributed to the writer that Ferrigno is today.

2.   It turns out that Tommy Spain, a professional poker player from Atlanta, was in town to participate in a poker tournament at the Rio.

3.   Jesse May is a professional poker player.

4.   More interesting in minor roles are John Malkovich and John Turturro, as professional poker players in the Russian and New York styles, respectively.