Sentences with phrase «high stakes poker»

I am in the media business, play high stakes poker on the weekend for thousands of dollars.

It is based on the true story of Molly Bloom — who made a whole bunch of money running high stakes poker games with Hollywood royalty, sports stars, and even the Russian mob until the FBI tracked her down and arrested her.

The ensemble film is a «comic crime saga,» and an adaptation of the George V. Higgins novel about a heist that takes place during a mob - run high stakes poker game.

This is high stakes poker between Uli and Thomas.

You may not know Molly Bloom's name but she was an Olympic class skier who suffered a career - ending injury and then ran an exclusive high stakes poker game that attracted Hollywood celebs and the FBI's attention.

In Prominence Poker, players seek the thrill of high stakes poker as they visit the city of Prominence, a gambling utopia founded by crooked goons, in search of underground games.

The always welcome Joseph Gordon - Levitt hits Sin City as Johnny, a young gambler who dares to take on Roark in a game of high stakes poker.

Molly Bloom was an Olympic - class skier before she became the go - to for the world's highest stakes poker game — for a decade before being arrested in the middle of the night.

I mean you've got really cool things to tackle, gun fighting, high stakes poker.

You are playing a high stakes poker game that your conscienciousness fades to black in the end or some special cool thing that doesn't take it to account anything you have done on earth happens when you die.

Clearly, this is foreshadowing about how LaVar becomes a high stakes poker player on national television over the next three years, and becomes so successful that a Royal Flush now refers to three large basketball playing sons, not five cards.

Despite the seeming finality of Entergy's statements, union officials still suspect the company of playing «high stakes poker» in an effort to win concessions from state officials, said Ted Skerpon, president of IBEW Local 97.

Traditional barometers of high risk behaviour — such as betting a day's wages at a high stakes poker game or riding a motorcycle without a helmet — are often stereotypically masculine.

«Molly's Game» was written and directed by Aaron Sorkin and is based on the memoir and true story of Molly Dubin Bloom, a Colorado native who invaded the New York and California gambling scene running the highest staked poker games either State ever encountered.

Summary Capsule: James Bond, having just earned his double - oh status, learns the state of espionage today as he follows a trail of terrorism and murder to a high stakes poker game at Casino Royale.

Wolkstein is currently developing a project about a female player in the male - dominated world of high stakes poker.

The drama is based on the memoir of Molly Bloom, the young woman who orchestrated one of the highest stakes poker games ever.

The film stars Brad Pitt playing a mob enforcer who must investigate the robbery of a high stakes poker game.

Depicting the world of professional gamblers, this movie follows the glamour of high stakes poker and the addictive pull of the game.

Jessica Chastain on the other hand impresses in two vastly different roles: In Molly's Game she is a modern day woman who used to be a Olympic skier but starts to run a high stakes poker ring.

Chastain plays Molly Bloom who runs a high stakes poker game.

This has gone on for years and is the highest stake poker cash game.

In November Brad Pitt was said to be negotiating for a role in Cogan's Trade, which will adapt the George V. Higgins novel about Jackie Cogan, «a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that takes place during a high stakes poker game under protection of the mob.»

A high stakes poker game in Montenegro, overseen by sexy Treasury official Vesper Lynd (Eva Green), sparks the rest of the plot, including a battle of wits with senior intelligence officer M (Dame Judi Dench).

They want her to give up information on the men who played in her high stakes poker games.

Only rather than coming back later, delete the whole app from your phone and take up a cheaper and fairer hobby — high stakes poker, maybe.

Perhaps it would be more honest to come to this realization and instead enjoy an extended weekend in Vegas burning the money on loose women, high stakes poker and your mind altering substance of choice.