Molly Bloom

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Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba in "Molly's Game"  Michael Gibson, courtesy of STXfilms   
 Molly Bloom built and ran high stakes poker games in LA and New York. The games featured…

Molly Bloom on building and running high stakes poker games

Jessica Chastain and Idris Elba in "Molly's Game"  Michael Gibson, courtesy of STXfilms Molly Bloom built and ran high stakes poker games in LA and New York. The games featured…

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