Last year at around this time, I filled out an online form and forgot about it. Two months later, I get a phone call, telling me to show up at Warner Brothers, to play poker.

They needed background artists for a poker movie they were filming. Sign me up!!! Well, it wasn't as simple as that, as day one was audition day. The good news is, I knew the guy that was making the decision as to whether or not I'd be in the film, so, that was a good thing. He put me on the list, and I got five days of work, and got to hang out with other poker players.

The story doesn't end there. The scenes were set at the WSOP, probably two or three years ago, as Jack Binion was there, and they had recreated the Binion's poker room down to the last detail. They even had old Card Player magazines as props. I was seated at a table with other poker players of my level, and again, the fact that I had known the guy from previously sitting across from him at a poker tournament at Hollypark helped tremendously. I enjoyed getting to know others, and even met a couple of people that I had played against before.

As it is with all movies, the background artists are treated like cattle. This was ok, as most of us were poker players, and played poker to pass the time. I learned a lot in these five days, and I wouldn't trade the experience for the world. It's where I formed most of my opinions, as well as my playing style that I still use to this day, for the most part.

The movie itself may tank, and it may be the first in another round of poker movies, I don't know. It did have lines like, "Deuces! You called with deuces?!? Good call...." And my personal favorite, "Don't fish for what you can't catch, son." So, like I said, this film, motion picture, or movie, whatever you want to call it, may or may not be any good. But where else can you go to a poker clinic, and be paid for the privilege?

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