‘Molly’s Game’: The Celebrities Who May Be Tied to the Real Story

Molly’s Game brings the real story of Molly Bloom going from a server to running the world’s highest-stakes poker game on two coasts of the United States. Jessica Chastain plays the woman who was called the “poker princess,” and the movie is Aaron Sorkin’s directional debut.

Although the names of the players and watchers of the game have been dropped over the years, there is still some mystery to who most of the participants are. Even in the movie, the main character is referred to as “Player X.” So who are the celebrities who reportedly played or watched the game? Here are seven celebrities who are reportedly tied to the real story of Molly Boom.

1. Tobey Maguire

The Spider-Man star is rumored to be Player X, played by Michael Cera in the movie. In the book and movie, Player X is shown manipulating other players. The biggest offense, according to Bloom, was when he bluffed and tricked a fellow player into thinking he had him beat in the game.

He then showed him his hand, showing that wasn’t actually the case and made a deal to cover the defeated player’s losses  — in exchange for 50% of his wins until the debt is paid off. When Bloom calls him out for this unfair deal, he then happily tells her the poker game has been taken away from her.

So why do people think Tobey Maguire is this person? Television producer, Houston Curtis, was the one who lost and made the deal with Maguire. He then talked about how it pretty much resulted in him not being able to play financially because of how it was set.

Eventually it got to where I couldn’t play anymore. At the very end of it, I owed him about $300,000 from the wins and I told him I was quitting. He told me, ‘Listen, I was never going to keep all those wins anyway.’ I think for Tobey, it was more the thrill of knowing he’d made a good deal.