Publisher Description
“Right out of the gate, the entire game was designed to empty the pockets of those rich, celeb-loving LA suckers.”—Houston Curtis
Leonardo DiCaprio. Alex Rodriguez. Tobey Maguire. Affleck. Damon. 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 Sorkin’s Oscar-nominated film, Molly’s Game.
But Houston Curtis, the card shark who cofounded the game with Tobey Maguire, knows that Sorkin’s 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 DiCaprio’s 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 world’s most exclusive Texas hold ’em game from the man who started it—with all the names and salacious details that Molly’s Game left out.
With the insider appeal of Rounders, more A-listers than Ocean’s 11, and the excitement of The Sting, Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist is the untold, insider’s story that makes Molly’s Game look tame.
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“Dylan Howard is the rare combination of cutting-edge journalist, true crime commentator, and relentless investigator. Howard passionately brings comprehensive and groundbreaking analysis to the most compelling mysteries of our time.”
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Dr. Phil
About the Authors
Dylan Howard is an investigative reporter with unprecedented access to the facts, one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood. In 2011, he was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, where the judges labelled him the “go-to guy for authoritative showbiz news and analysis on cable and over-the air television.” He has cracked open scandals around the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, and Paula Dean and others. His articles have been published in dozens of tabloid magazines each week, including Us Weekly, the National Enquirer, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline.com, and more. He has been described by the New Yorker magazine’s Jeffrey Toobin as “a tabloid prodigy” and by AdWeek as “the king of Hollywood scoops,” He exposed the Tiger Woods sex scandal and also broke the story of the A-list high-stakes poker scam that was later made into the Oscar-nominated film Molly’s Game.
Dylan Howard is an investigative reporter with unprecedented access to the facts, one of the most feared journalists in Hollywood. In 2011, he was named Entertainment Journalist of the Year at the National Entertainment Journalism Awards, where the judges labelled him the “go-to guy for authoritative showbiz news and analysis on cable and over-the air television.” He has cracked open scandals around the careers of Mel Gibson, Charlie Sheen, Hulk Hogan, and Paula Dean and others. His articles have been published in dozens of tabloid magazines each week, including Us Weekly, the National Enquirer, Star, In Touch, Life & Style, RadarOnline.com, and more. He has been described by the New Yorker magazine’s Jeffrey Toobin as “a tabloid prodigy” and by AdWeek as “the king of Hollywood scoops,” He exposed the Tiger Woods sex scandal and also broke the story of the A-list high-stakes poker scam that was later made into the Oscar-nominated film Molly’s Game.
About the Narrators
Joe Barrett, an actor and Audie Award and Earphones Award–winning narrator, has appeared both on and off Broadway as well as in hundreds of radio and television commercials.
Stefan Rudnicki first became involved with audiobooks in 1994. Now a Grammy-winning audiobook producer, he has worked on more than five thousand audiobooks as a narrator, writer, producer, or director. He has narrated more than nine hundred audiobooks. A recipient of multiple AudioFile Earphones Awards, he was presented the coveted Audie Award for solo narration in 2005, 2007, and 2014, and was named one of AudioFile’s Golden Voices in 2012.