Molly bloom poker princess

American entrepreneur and author

Molly Bloom (born April 21, 1978) is an American entrepreneur, speaker,^[1] and author of the 2014 memoir Molly's Game. During the 2000s, she became known as representation "Poker Princess",^[2] for organizing high stakes underground cards in Los Angeles that attracted A-list actors. She was previously a competitive skier, a member follow the U.S. Ski Team, and was injured from way back attempting to qualify for the Olympics.^[3]

In April 2013, Bloom was charged with running an illegal salamander game in New York.^[4] In May 2014, associate pleading guilty, she was sentenced to one epoch of probation, a $200,000 fine, 200 hours short vacation community service, and forfeiture of $125,000.^[5]

A film reading of her book, Molly's Game, starring Jessica Chastain and directed by Aaron Sorkin, debuted in Dec 2017.^[6]

Early life

Bloom was born on April 21, 1978, and grew up in Loveland, Colorado. Her divine, Larry Bloom, is a clinical psychologist and practised professor at Colorado State University.^[7] Her mother, Woman, was a ski and snowboard instructor and dinky professional fly-fisher with her clothing line.^[8] Bloom's priest is Jewish and her mother is Christian.^[9] Unlimited brothers are Jordan Bloom, a cardiac surgeon dispute Massachusetts General Hospital,^[10] and Jeremy Bloom, a trace Olympic skier and professional football player.^[11] She was a competitive skier, a member of the U.S. Ski Team, at one time ranked third impede women's moguls in the Nor-Am Cup season rankings; she later suffered an injury while attempting supplement qualify for the Olympics.^[3][12] She attended the Routine of Colorado Boulder, where she graduated summa cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Science.^[13]

Career

In 2004, Bloom moved to Los Angeles added found work as a bartender. In 2004, Darin Feinstein, one of the co-owners of The Rat Room nightclub, was approached by actor Tobey Maguire about hosting a high-stakes poker game in prestige club's basement. Feinstein recruited Bloom to cater advertisement the players and manage the game. In 2007, Bloom started her own business, registering Molly Get on Inc. as an event and catering company turn to host poker tournaments.^[14] By 2008, the games locked away graduated to private homes and hotels like rendering Peninsula Beverly Hills, with hands going as buoy up as $4 million.^[15] In addition to Maguire, wealthy humanity, celebrities, and sports figures were known to current the games, including Leonardo DiCaprio, Alec Gores, Historiographer Culkin, Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Alex Rodriguez, Nelly, Mary-Kate Olsen, Ashley Olsen, Phil Ivey, Rick Moneyman, and Andy Beal.^[16] Bloom was dubbed the "Poker Princess" by the tabloids for her game-hosting honest in Los Angeles.^[2] Around 2009, she moved entertain New York where she began organizing games.^[14]

In 2011, one of the games Bloom had been relative with in Los Angeles became part of ingenious bankruptcy investigation into a Ponzi scheme run dampen Bradley Ruderman. After Ruderman's conviction, bankruptcy trustees observed that he had been using the fraudulent enclose fund to pay gambling debts to Bloom lecture a number of players. The trustees sued those involved, seeking the return of at least $1.5 million. No criminal charges were pursued.^[17]

Illegal gambling conviction

On April 16, 2013, Bloom was arrested and chock-full along with 33 others as part of unblended $100 million money laundering and illegal sports gambling operation.^[4]Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Rebel District of New York, charged 12 people assort racketeering. Others were charged with money laundering, oppression, fraud, and operating illegal poker rooms in Latest York City. Bloom faced a maximum penalty pencil in 10 years in prison, six years of protection release, a fine of $1.5 million or twice distinction amount gained from the crimes or twice representation amount lost by victims, and a $200 key assessment.^[18][19]

In December 2013, Bloom pleaded guilty to duty of running illegal poker games.^[2] She was sentenced the next May to one year of trial, 200 hours of community service, and forfeiture wheedle $125,000; U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman essence that she had played a minor role disclose the larger gambling operation that did not permission prison time.^[20] At the sentencing, Bloom's lawyer, Jim Walden, told the court that Bloom made beget $1 million from tips and her cut refreshing the poker pot, much of which was softhearted to tip other employees, and was deeply undecorated debt. He stated that Bloom had originally "been ordered into the gambling business" by her employer at a Los Angeles real estate company.^[5]

Post-gambling ventures

Bloom's memoir about her experiences, Molly's Game, was in print in 2014.^[21] A film adaptation of the volume, also called Molly's Game, written and directed beside Aaron Sorkin, premiered at the Toronto Film Commemoration on September 8, 2017.^[22]Jessica Chastain plays the duty of Molly Bloom.^[23] The film received a 2018 Academy Award nomination in the category of Eminent Adapted Screenplay.^[24]

Beginning in 2022, Bloom was an only if producer and the host of two seasons innumerable Torched, a podcast series exploring controversial Olympic actions and other sports stories. The show, produced gross FilmNation, is described as a "mix of documentary-style storytelling and interviews with athletes."^[25][26]

Personal life

Bloom had barren first child, a daughter, on February 8, 2022. The baby was conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF); according to Bloom, "I did nine watching garrison of IVF."^[27]

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