Molly's Game. Movie Tie-in

Now a major motion picture, written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and starring Jessica Chastain, Idris Elba, Kevin Costner, and Michael Cera-the true story of "Hollywood's poker princess" who gambled everything, won big, then lost it all. When Molly Bloom was a little girl in a small Colorado town, she dreamed of a life without rules and limits, a life where she didn't have to measure up to anyone or anything-where she could become whatever she wanted. She ultimately got more than she could have ever bargained for in this gripping memoir. In Molly's Game, she takes you through her adventures running an exclusive, underground 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 States government. It's the ultimate rise and fall story of how a determined woman gained-and then lost-her place at the table, and of everything she learned about poker, love, and life in the process. How did a small-town girl from Colorado build a secret empire for the Hollywood elite and Wall Street titans—and what did it cost her?- High-Stakes Poker: Go inside the ultra-exclusive, underground games where celebrities, moguls, and millionaires won and lost hundreds of millions of dollars in a single night.- A-List Celebrities: Get a front-row seat to the secret lives of the rich and famous, with jaw-dropping stories about the most recognizable names in Hollywood and on Wall Street.- An Insider's Story: From palatial suites to private jets, Molly Bloom reveals the intoxicating world of glamour, excess, and greed she built from nothing.- The Ultimate Downfall: Discover what happened when it all came crashing down, turning Hollywood's poker princess into the target of a massive organized crime investigation.

Molly Bloom grew up in Loveland, Colorado. She attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, majoring in political science. For several years Molly organized one of the largest high-stakes poker games in the country. She currently lives in Los Angeles.