The final poker hand between Todd and Taylor is a reference to an actual hand played in 1992. During the 1992 World Series of Poker, Stu Ungar faced off against 1990 World Champion Mansour Matloubi. On the final hand of the game, Matloubi tried to bluff Ungar all-in for $32,000 on the river with a board of 3-3-7-K-Q. Ungar, who held 10-9, thought for a few seconds and said to Matloubi, "You have 4-5 or 5-6 so I'm gonna call you with this" and flipped over his 10-high to win the pot and bust Matloubi, who in fact held exactly what Ungar said he did.
The announcer at the Alpha Cup poker tournament is professional poker player Phil Helmuth.
Wags date in the Alpha Cup night, Prianca, is played by the Portuguese Victoria Secret's Angel Sara Sampaio.
This episode was the narrative directorial debut of Alex Gibney, who is well-known for producing and directing award-winning documentaries.
Chuck mentions Bryan (Connerty) has a particular set of skills, skills acquired over a long career. This is almost identical to what Brian Mills says in the movie Taken.