Molly Bloom started running a poker game in Los Angeles in 2007 - the game attracted some of the biggest names in Hollywood as well as sports, politics and tech. Players included Tobey Maguire, Ben Affleck and Leonardo diCaprio.

Ms Bloom was arrested for money laundering and running an illegal sports gambling operation in 2011.
She later wrote a memoir, Molly's Game, about her experiences which Aaron Sorkin later adapted for screen, directing Jessica Chastain in the lead role. Molly's Game was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay in 2018.

In this interview Ms Bloom answers questions from Oxford Union President, Hannah Edwards, about how she got started, dealing with threats from the mob & the hierarchy of sports stars in the poker game. #speaker

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