Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist: The A-List Kingpin and the Poker Ring that Brought Down Tinseltown (Front Page Detectives)

ISBN: 1510755071

Author: Curtis, Houston

Condition: New

Right out of the gate, the entire game was designed to empty the pockets of those rich, celeb-loving LA suckers.-Houston CurtisLeonardo DiCaprio. Alex Rodriguez. Tobey Maguire. Ben Affleck. Matt Damon. John Cassavetes.What do these people have in common? Not just fame and fortune; all these men are also alumni of the ultra-exclusive, high-stakes poker ring that inspired Aaron Sorkins Oscar-nominated film, Mollys Game.But Houston Curtis, the card shark who co-founded the game with Tobey Maguire, knows that Sorkins is the whitewashed version. In Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist, Curtis goes all-in, revealing the true story behind the game. From its origins with Maguire to staking DiCaprios first game, installing Molly Bloom, avoiding the hookers and blow down the hall, and weathering the FBI investigation that left Curtis with a lien on his house, this is the no-holds-barred account of the worlds most exclusive Texas Hold Em game from the man who started it-with all the names and salacious details that Mollys Game left out.With the insider appeal of Rounders, more A-listers than Oceans 11, and the excitement of The Sting, Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist is the untold, insiders story that makes Mollys Game look tame.