How I Manipulated The World's Richest Men: “They Lost $100 Million In One Night!” - Molly Bloom (Molly's Game)

In this new episode Steven sits down with the author, entrepreneur and ‘Poker Princess’ Molly Bloom.Molly is a former Olympic skier, and at 21 years old was ranked No. 3 in North America in moguls. After an accident, she left skiing and took a years sabbatical from the University of Colorado - Boulder to move to LA in 2004. Initially bartending, she began to run poker games in The Viper Room. These games attracted A-list celebrities such as Leonardo DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire, and Ben Affleck, playing for millions of dollars. In 2013, she was arrested for taking part in underground poker games and faced 10 years in prison, but was eventually sentenced to 1 year of probation. In 2014, she released her memoir ‘Molly’s Game’ which was made into an award winning film of the same name in 2017.In this conversation Molly and Steven discuss topics, such as:How her upbringing was based around competition and achievementWhy she was obsessed with achieving glory from a young ageMoving to LA and finding her way into running poker gamesHow she started running illegal poker games and made them different from othersThe psychological lessons she learned from watching poker gamesHow she made herself indispensable to the game and its playersWhat it took to run the world's most exclusive poker nightsHaving her poker game and income taken from herLearning to pivot quickly from failure to successSeeing someone lose $100 million in one nightKicking Dan Bilzerian out of her poker gameHow she was making $4-6 million a year from tipsThe mafia showing up at her doorWhat she was able to learn from listening to the elite players of her gameHow she had access to the world’s most powerful peopleBecoming addicted to drinking and drugsHer legal troubles with the FBI and facing 10 years in prisonWhy she refused to snitch to the authorities for millions of dollarsThe lessons she has learned coming out of the world of pokerBeing comfortable with risk and the necessity of taking risks in lifeHow she was able to sell her story into a Hollywood movieYou can purchase Molly’s memoir, ‘Molly’s Game’, here: https://bit.ly/3OvOLxqFollow Molly:Instagram: https://bit.ly/3rOB3ykTwitter: https://bit.ly/45tjBOeFollow me:https://beacons.ai/diaryofaceoLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theexperienceplus.substack.com