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Molly's Game
From Hollywood's Elite to Wall Street's Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker
Book • 2014
In 'Molly's Game,' Molly Bloom recounts her journey from a competitive skier to the 'Poker Princess' of Hollywood.
She describes her transition from working as a waitress and assistant to running lucrative underground poker games that attracted A-list celebrities, athletes, billionaires, and politicians.
The book details her rise to success, her encounters with the Russian and Italian mobs, and her eventual legal troubles with the U.S.
government.
It is a story of ambition, self-discovery, and redemption, highlighting the glamour, privilege, and secrecy of the high-stakes poker world and the personal costs of her actions.
She describes her transition from working as a waitress and assistant to running lucrative underground poker games that attracted A-list celebrities, athletes, billionaires, and politicians.
The book details her rise to success, her encounters with the Russian and Italian mobs, and her eventual legal troubles with the U.S.
government.
It is a story of ambition, self-discovery, and redemption, highlighting the glamour, privilege, and secrecy of the high-stakes poker world and the personal costs of her actions.
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in relation to the movie adaptation of her book.


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when discussing a movie based on her life story.

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when talking about high-stakes poker games he was invited to.


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