Molly's Game (Poker Game)

Extracted Attributes

• Type

  High-stakes underground poker enterprise

• Founder

  Molly Bloom

• Consequence

  FBI investigation, asset forfeiture, legal prosecution

• Memoir Title

  Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World

• Film Director

  Aaron Sorkin

• Memoir Author

  Molly Bloom

• Illegal Practice

  Raking the game

• Film Lead Actress

  Jessica Chastain (as Molly Bloom)

• Film Screenwriter

  Aaron Sorkin

• Film Gross Revenue

  $59 million worldwide

• Film Adaptation Title

  Molly's Game

• Prosecuting Authority

  Southern District of New York, United States of America

• Early Los Angeles Venue

  The Four Seasons

• Memoir Publication Date

  2015-01-20

• Initial Los Angeles Venue

  Viper Room

• Primary Operating Locations

  Los Angeles, California, USA; New York City, New York, USA

• Molly Bloom's Current Profession

  Sales coaching

• Inspiration for New York Game Atmosphere

  Monaco, James Bond movies

• Film Supporting Actor (as Molly's father)

  Kevin Costner

Timeline

• Molly Bloom moves to Los Angeles and begins organizing high-stakes poker games, initially at the Viper Room and The Four Seasons, attracting celebrity players. (Source: Related Documents)

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• A dispute arises with Tobey Maguire over a Shuffle Master, leading to him taking over the Los Angeles game from Molly Bloom. (Source: Related Documents)

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• Molly Bloom moves to New York City to establish a larger, more luxurious underground poker game, inspired by Monaco and James Bond movies. (Source: Related Documents)

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• The New York operation becomes involved with the Russian mob from Brighton Beach and experiences a violent shakedown by the Italian mob. (Source: Related Documents)

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• Molly Bloom begins 'raking the game,' making the operation an illegal gambling operation. (Source: Web Search Results)

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• The FBI launches an investigation and conducts a raid on Molly Bloom's poker enterprise. (Source: Related Documents)

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• The United States of America, through the Southern District of New York, prosecutes Molly Bloom, leading to asset forfeiture of her life savings. (Source: Related Documents)

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• Molly Bloom's memoir, 'Molly's Game,' is published. (Source: Web Search Results)

  2015-01-20

• Principal photography for the film 'Molly's Game' begins in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2016-11-01

• The film 'Molly's Game' premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-09-08

• The film 'Molly's Game' has a limited theatrical release in the United States by STX Entertainment. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2017-12-25

• The film 'Molly's Game' begins worldwide distribution. (Source: Wikipedia)

  2018-01-05

• Molly Bloom applies lessons learned from her experiences to her current work in sales coaching. (Source: Related Documents)

  Ongoing

Molly's Game

Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom, who makes reference to Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov's association with running an illegal gambling ring and "a sophisticated Russian organized crime money-laundering network that operated out of unit 63A in Trump Tower in New York." It stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris O'Dowd, Joe Keery, Brian D'Arcy James, and Bill Camp. The film follows Bloom (Chastain), who becomes the target of an FBI investigation after the underground poker empire she runs for Hollywood celebrities, athletes, business tycoons, and the Russian mob is exposed. Principal photography began in November 2016 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The film premiered on September 8, 2017, at the Toronto International Film Festival, and began a limited theatrical release in the United States on December 25, 2017, by STX Entertainment, then going to world-wide distribution January 5, 2018, and grossed $59 million worldwide. Molly's Game received positive reviews, with particular praise for Sorkin's screenplay, as well as Chastain and Elba's performances, with that of the former considered one of the best of her career by some critics. The film earned Chastain a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actress – Drama, while Sorkin earned nominations for his screenplay at the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, Writers Guild of America Awards, and BAFTA Awards.

Web Search Results

• Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the ...

  In Molly's Game, she takes you through her adventures running an exclusive high-stakes private poker game catering to such clients as Hollywood royalty like Leonardo DiCaprio and Ben Affleck, athletes, billionaires, politicians, and financial titans. With rich detail, Molly describes a world of glamour, privilege, and secrecy in which she made millions, lived the high life, and fearlessly took on the Russian and Italian mobs—until she met the one adversary she could not outsmart: the United [...] Something went wrong. Please try your request again later. OK # Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World Paperback – January 20, 2015 by Molly Bloom (Author) 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars) 8,435 ratings Sorry, there was a problem loading this page. Try again. See all formats and editions on 3 select item(s) Terms on 3 select item(s) Terms [...] See all details --- ## Frequently bought together This item: Molly's Game: The True Story of the 26-Year-Old Woman Behind the Most Exclusive, High-Stakes Underground Poker Game in the World $7.78$7.78 Get it as soon as Tuesday, Dec 2 In Stock Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. + The Professor, the Banker, and the Suicide King: Inside the Richest Poker Game of All Time $17.16$17.16 Get it as soon as Tuesday, Dec 2 In Stock Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. +

• Molly's Game - Wikipedia

  Molly, having contacts through years of running the game, creates her own poker games. She rents a hotel penthouse and hires a staff. Additionally, she contacts club and casino employees to spread the word about her games. Player X, along with many others, leaves Dean's games to play at Molly's. Increasingly successful, as Molly gains more money, she is pressured by Player X to raise the stakes. Harlan Eustice, a skilled, conservative and successful player, joins Molly's game. [...] Molly moves to New York City to begin a new underground poker game. After reaching out to many wealthy New Yorkers, Molly finds enough players for several weekly games. Despite continuous success, she fears being unable to cover her losses when players cannot pay. Her dealer convinces her to begin taking a percentage "Rake (poker)") of large pots "Pot (poker)"), recouping her potential losses but making her game an illegal gambling operation. [...] Molly's Game is a 2017 American biographical film written and directed by Aaron Sorkin (in his directorial debut), based on the 2014 memoir by Molly Bloom "Molly Bloom (author)"), who makes reference to Alimzhan Tokhtakhunov's association with running an illegal gambling ring and "a sophisticated Russian organized crime money-laundering network that operated out of unit 63A in Trump Tower in New York." It stars Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, Michael Cera, Jeremy Strong, Chris

• Poker Book Review: Molly's Game - Cardplayer Lifestyle

  Molly is an excellent writer. This is a well-written book that answers all the questions about who she is, where she came from, how she became the “Poker Princess”, and why her poker game meant so much to her. I’m not much of a book salesman, but if you love poker (and obviously you do since you’re here at Cardplayer Lifestyle) and stories about determined individuals who defy odds to achieve greatness and then have their empire come crumbling down, go out and purchase a copy of Molly’s Game. [...] But I wanted to hear her story, straight from her mouth, because the stories the media tells aren’t always the entire truth. Molly Bloom is a very attractive woman from Colorado who helped organize and then eventually operate a high stakes poker game at Los Angeles’ famous Viper Room nightclub (later moving it to Manhattan). This wasn’t an ordinary high stakes game. Tobey Maguire, Leonardo Dicaprio, and many others celebrities were regulars, along with wealthy businessmen. [...] Early on in the book, Molly – intentionally or unintentionally – portrays herself as an innocent, 20-something cocktail waitress who moved to Hollywood with the same hopes and dreams as thousands of other people. She then began working for a wealthy bar owner/poker player named Reardon Green who, for lack of a better description, corrupted her.

• Molly's Game | Rotten Tomatoes

  The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknown to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led people to believe. [...] The true story of Molly Bloom, a beautiful, young, Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night by 17 FBI agents wielding automatic weapons. Her players included Hollywood royalty, sports stars, business titans and finally, unbeknown to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally was her criminal defense lawyer Charlie Jaffey, who learned there was much more to Molly than the tabloids led people to believe.

• The Real Celebrity Stories Behind 'Molly's Game' - The Ringer

  Though the dialogue in Sorkin’s film is a bit preachy—it’s Aaron Sorkin—Molly’s Game is the perfect vehicle for his idiosyncrasies: Sorkin and poker are a match made in heaven. That it’s all based on Bloom’s real-life experiences makes this one of the most fascinating true stories in years, and a revealing window into a high-stakes poker world in which a single hand could be worth more than most people make in their lifetime.