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This Woman Ran the World’s Most Exclusive High-Stakes Poker Game
The real-life Bloom took the stage at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Next Gen Summit in Laguna Niguel, Calif. to share to a room full of entrepreneurial businesswomen some of the lessons she learned running a decidedly different kind of startup and, well, getting a bit far over her skis.
How Molly Bloom went from ‘poker princess’ to the ‘movie heroine’ of ‘Molly’s Game’
A hotel manager was circling the Polo Lounge, surveying the stately dining room, when he suddenly did a double take.
Molly Bloom on Life After Conviction: “Failure Was Liberating”
Molly Bloom spoke to Catt Sadler at the MPTF’s women’s conference about how she coped with and found success after her felony gambling conviction.
The True Story Behind the Movie Molly’s Game
In the opening scene of Molly’s Game, a young Molly skis over a twig during an Olympic qualifying run and tumbles down the mountain, sustaining a serious back injury that ends her skiing career. In a voiceover, Molly blames this twig for changing her life path from athlete to “poker princess.” But in real life, that fall never happened.
Risk-Taking Lessons From Poker Princess Molly Bloom
If you’ve watched the film Molly’s Game since its 2017 release, you’re familiar with the captivating story of Molly Bloom. Aaron Sorkin’s film, based on Bloom’s 2014 memoir, is a must-see for those of you who have yet to explore her journey
Molly Bloom Says Struggles with Infertility 'Brought Me to My Knees' Before Welcoming Daughter
The Molly’s Game author opens up to PEOPLE about her difficult fertility journey, which included nine rounds of IVF, before welcoming her daughter Fiona in February
Molly’s new game combats COVID isolation through worldwide online community
Bloom and Effinger launched One World Group a couple weeks ago, promoting it on social media and encouraging people to join them. Hundreds do every day, becoming friends, supporting each other, forming a community that supports and inspires.
‘Torched’ Returns for Second Season With Host Molly Bloom (EXCLUSIVE)
“Torched” will return for a second season with Molly Bloom, the former professional skier turned poker impresario, coming back as host of the podcast.
In conversation with Molly Bloom
To talk with Molly Bloom is to talk with someone who was once a near-Olympic skier, suffered a traumatic, career-ending injury, moved alone to LA to have a break before starting law school, became a poker game runner featuring some the world’s most sought-after male celebrities, had that game collapse, moved to New York, started a new game, have it shut down by the FBI, and later be indicted in a money-laundering scheme. If it sounds like the plot beats of a breathless Hollywood movie – well, it was made into one by Aaron Sorkin, the West Wing creator.
'Poker princess' Molly Bloom on her stranger-than-fiction life
It’s a bit of a strange experience, sitting down in a hotel to chat to someone whose life you’ve just seen portrayed on a big screen, witnessing their biggest triumphs and personal disasters. Imagine how it feels then for “poker princess” Molly Bloom herself, seeing Jessica Chastain slip into her shoes and present her story to the world in Molly’s Game.
On digital: Molly’s Game — ‘a timely take on gender politics’
Jessica Chastain’s razor-sharp voiceover links twisting plot lines, shifting timeframes and pacy exchanges
Review: Aaron Sorkin, Jessica Chastain are a winning pair in poker tale 'Molly's Game'
Words and cards are dealt in equal hand with Aaron Sorkin’s poker drama Molly’s Game, featuring Jessica Chastain at the center of a compelling film about fame, power and empathy.
This is a movie hero I want to write about:' Aaron Sorkin on Molly's Game
In conversation with Molly Bloom
The Real Story Behind 'Molly's Game' Is Even Wilder Than The Movie Depicts
The new movie, Molly’s Game, which hit theaters on Christmas, tells a story that seems too wild to be true. Perhaps the most wild part of the story, however, is that it is true, and when asked how accurate Molly’s Game is
You Won't Believe the Insane Real Story Behind Molly's Game
Molly Bloom on Life After Conviction: “Failure Was Liberating
Leo Hill Leadership Speaker Series: Molly Bloom
