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Poker Princess to tell all

Molly Bloom - Set to tell all about high stakes poker nights

Poker princess Molly Bloom who arranged high stakes poker games for the rich and famous is threatening to release her memoirs, which could be very embarrassing for well-known celebrities such as Matt Damon, Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire among many others.

It understood that many of the best known actor and actresses in Hollywood were clients of Molly Bloom who she arranged big stakes poker games for.

Ms Bloom is facing trial next year on bookmaking charges and organising illegal gambling, but before then she is set to tell the World about what really went on in those poker games where the normal sit down fee to join was $100,000.

Then some of her famous clients’ biggest betting secrets could also be revealed.

Among the details Miss Bloom could disclose, include whether Maguire – widely known to be a top poker player – has any ‘tells’ which alert others that he has a good hand.

Another such story is whether it can be confirmed is whether Damon once lost $25,000 in a single game.

None of the celebrities mentioned are implicated in the investigation into Bloom and 32 others.

But she was present at many all-night super exclusive poker games involving the world’s very richest and most famous people.

Bloom would invite a very select group of high-rolling celebrities to a number of locations around Hollywood – including Maguire’s LA mansion it is understood.

The discrete and carefully crafted arrangements put in place by Bloom to protect the secrets of her high-profile clients began to unravel in 2011 when one regular player was convicted of fraud
Bradley Ruderman a high finance banker was found to have been running a ponzi scheme and gambling the money of his unwitting investors.

Among those players to win money from Ruderman was Maguire, who had taken a $287,000 during one game alone.

When Ruderman’s creditors came looking for their money, Maguire as well as a number of other actors, agreed to pay their winnings back and settled out of court.

Bloom cooperated with authorities over the Ruderman case.

Staff