Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist

The A-List Kingpin and the Poker Ring that Brought Down Tinseltown (The Front Page Detectives Series)

By: Dylan Howard, Houston Curtis

Narrated by: Joe Barrett, Stefan Rudnicki

"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.

©2020 Dylan Howard and Houston Curtis (P)2020 Blackstone Publishing

Solid Story

It was a great account to really fill in the blanks from Molly’s game. He detailed who the actual players were vs. everyone just guessing. He also gives the ultimate insider view of what him and Tobey McGuire were really up to. A good lesson in here is you better think about all the angles before you put your money at risk in a home game. Hell possible cheating can happen at a casino on Live Tv just imagine what happens at an unregulated game with hustlers, card sharps, and degenerates. He addresses most of that, but like all hustlers I think he holds some back here and sugarcoats it in spots to not portray himself as a villain. He does protect Tobey and is pretty kind to him.

Incredibly Fascinating Story!

Great story about the details behind Molly’s Game and how poker was able to tie together so many different people.

A second perspective of the Molly's Game tale.

I greatly enjoyed "Molly's Game", the book and the movie, so when I saw that more of the story was available from another perspective, I got it. While it only covers the portion of her story that Houston Curtis was involved in, the early games, it sheds more light on the story,

a cautionary tale.

voice actir us perfect for this story. Lots of lessons in here about gambling, liife and health. Houston leads perfectly by negatuve example.

Very entertaining

I am a poker player, and I know many of the characters described in the book. Many poker stories are too exaggerated or boring, but this book really got me interested the whole time. I have heard enough stories from some of the characters to know that the truth couldn’t be too far from what was told. Curtis not only captivated the readers, but he really painted a clear picture of what the poker scene was like.