poker and power dynamics

Molly’s Game: High Stakes, Hidden Rules

Before she was dubbed the “Poker Princess” by the tabloids, Molly Bloom was an Olympic-class skier with a near-mythic tolerance for pain and ambition. Her professional downfall—caught mid-air on a mogul course in Park City—wasn’t just a career-ending crash; it was a pivot point. What followed wasn’t the standard tale of recovery, but rather a reinvention steeped in calculation, resilience, and unspoken privilege.