Molly Bloom is the real-life inspiration behind the Oscar-nominated film Molly’s Game. She built and ran the most exclusive high-stakes underground poker game in the world, attended by celebrities, billionaires, and powerful figures. In this interview, we discuss power, overcoming fear, self-talk, mental toughness, and the darker sides of human nature—along with the rise, collapse, and hard lessons behind one of the most infamous underground poker stories in the world.

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Molly’s Links:

IG: https://www.instagram.com/immollybloom/

Molly’s Game Book: https://www.amazon.com/Mollys-Game-26-Year-Old-High-Stakes-Underground/dp/0062213083/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.0M481UOw9s0vjdCD-RbZ9hJLp90ip77lE8RyTmxjFpxXVk1XnIopnlweVeU5rQyNTHEiqYeK779zDQfSx8MK3aVmXz6n6hHd24QqK85RWpiPMXDfFQfrpSG1XNwTAJft_rOaVCGGEyOLkkieayxecpLC_XBa29IONges9SKlfUgQtStyVy4FbVbutpH7LSAFV3USXQbO_BTZVkRBH-ZYX7JW5AfFhIIFt-VIdDdT4Y4.lHV9JndWAO6iW81dVy-CRSaulbbUxwaQWOdoVkPyr2Y&qid=1772236027&sr=8-1

Molly’s Game Movie: https://www.netflix.com/title/80199959

00:00 | Intro

02:00 | Parenting

06:18 | Victim Mentality

09:41 | Kobe Bryant

15:04 | Childhood

23:52 | Constructive Suffering

30:49 | Self Talk & The Voice In Our Heads

50:10 | Molly’s Game Scene Where Molly Confronts Her Dad

01:01:59 | Moving to Los Angeles

01:06:56 | First Poker Game at The Viper Room

01:11:55 | How to Make Yourself Indispensable

01:17:34 | Poker Skills That Translate to Life Lessons

01:41:01 | Human Psychology

01:52:42 | Tobey Maguire

02:11:27 | Running The Biggest Underground Game in New York City

02:26:56 | Italian Organized Crime

02:30:09 | FBI

02:34:43 | Arrest

02:43:27 | Molly’s Game Book & Movie

02:59:07 | How to Negotiate

03:02:26 | Effective Presence

03:13:45 | Trust in Yourself & Disregard The Opinions of Others

03:20:24 | How to Get Comfortable With Failure

03:25:08 | Outro

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