The True Story Behind the Movie Molly's Game.

Movie Info MOLLY'S GAME is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, an Olympic-class skier who ran the world's most exclusive high-stakes poker game for a decade before being arrested in the middle.

The film, based on the life story of former underground poker organizer Molly Bloom, hit select theaters on Christmas Day, and then there was a full release on Jan. 5. Since its debut, the movie.

This film is a poker classic and remains one of the top films in the genre. Rounderswas one of the first movies to take a look into the modern game and the World Series of Poker.

Molly Bloom One of the most remarkable poker books and movies of the last decade has been Molly's Game, which told the story of the high stakes Hollywood home games frequented by the likes of A-Rod, Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck.

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Summary: Molly's Game is 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, unbeknownst to her, the Russian mob. Her only ally.

But the film’s source material, Bloom’s dishy 2014 book Molly’s Game, which details her experiences as an underground celebrity poker mogul, is at its core a classic story of hubris, both on.

The games were chronicled in the movie Molly's Game, as well as the book it was based on written by Molly Bloom. But according to Curtis and his book, Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist, it was.

Molly’s Game is one of the latest true poker movie to hit the big screens. Released in 2017, it is based on the true story of Molly Bloom, the “Poker Queen” who used to run private high-stakes games featuring some of the biggest Hollywood celebrities, businessmen, and professional players.

Molly’s Game is based on 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.

Molly’s Game is less of a poker movie in that sense, however, as Molly Bloom was a real life high stakes poker host, it actually does a good job of explaining the ecosystem of a good poker game. There are decent scenes devoted to explaining the impact of rake, how the buy-in impacts the ecology of the game, the importance of not having too many tough players, ethical considerations in.