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
