Molly's Game

From Hollywood’s Elite, to Wall Street’s Billionaire Boys Club, My High-Stakes Adventure in the World of Underground Poker

By: Molly Bloom

Narrated by: Cassandra Campbell

Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins

Publisher's summary

Molly Bloom reveals how she built one of the most exclusive, high-stakes underground poker games in the world - an insider's story of excess and danger, glamour and greed.

In the late 2000s, Molly Bloom, a twenty something petite brunette from Loveland Colorado, ran the highest stakes, most exclusive poker game Hollywood had ever seen - she was its mistress, its lion tamer, its agent, and its oxygen. Everyone wanted in, few were invited to play.

Hundreds of millions of dollars were won and lost at her table. Molly's game became the game for those in the know - celebrities, business moguls, and millionaires. Molly staged her games in palatial suites with beautiful views and exquisite amenities. She flew privately, dined at exclusive restaurants, hobnobbed with the heads of Hollywood studios, was courted by handsome leading men, and was privy to the world's most delicious gossip, until it all came crashing down around her.

Molly's Game is a behind the scenes look at Molly's game, the life she created, the life she lost, and what she learned in the process.

©2014 Molly Bloom (P)2014 HarperCollins Publishers

Addicted to wealth, glamour and risk were her undoing.

It meant a lot that this tale really happened although it unfolded like a fictional thriller. It was fascinating to see how Molly figured every detail out in creating her poker game business. She’s very intelligent on many levels. She could apply her keen awareness to almost anything and succeed. Her addiction to the big bucks, the glamour and the intensity of high risk wealthy gamblers was her undoing. I hope she finds another path. I like her.

Great Story

I really enjoyed the book. I saw the movie which I enjoyed too however the book gives you more details.

Wanted Even More!

This is an amazing and fascinating behind the scenes look at one adventure in the world of high stakes poker. Extremely well written and Cassandra Campbell's narration was perfectly performed.

Not what I expected....it was Better!

I was unsure at first with this book. But the story really gets your attentions and then reels you in from there.

Great story - only okay narrator

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

This is an amazing story, but it is a tough transition to come from the fast paced banter in the movie to the almost yoga-like narrator. Worth a read

Would you be willing to try another one of Cassandra Campbell’s performances?

The narrator's voice was just too breathy, and she sounded like a yoga teacher which is a mismatch for this character.

Awesome!

Highly intriguing and immensely captivating! Opens up a world hidden to most...felt part of it!

Too many F bombs

Great story, loved listening to it except for the F bombs. I nearly returned it several times due that. Otherwise i found it very interesting.

Better than the movie

The movie is what I saw first and then searched out the book. It was thrilling and intense. As Ms. Molly was running games I could feel her gambling with her life. Although I knew how it ended, she kept me on edge since much of the real story was not portrayed in the movie.

Awesome Book - better than the movie

One of my favorite listens. Much better than the movie. More details, deeper story, also many inaccuracies in the movie. 5*!

Pleasantly surprised

I watched the movie a couple weeks ago and knew the book would hcontain a lot more detail. What I wasn’t expecting was to get through to most of the book in one listening. Many key aspects were different from movie and unlike the movie states time and time again she named many of the real people which was very fascinating. Highly recommend.