Leonardo di Caprio is the king of poker: gambling in the actor’s life
The “Titanic” star can’t live without playing poker. At least, that’s what his close pal Houston Curtis claims. The man is an avid gambler and founder of the portal KardSharp. Curtis has sat at the poker table together with DiCaprio more than once. Huston has written about his impressions of the game in a book.
Leonardo DiCaprio was a participant in private poker tournaments. They were organized by the American Molly Bloom. The games were held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. Apart from DiCaprio, Tobey Maguire and other screen stars were also present.
According to Houston Curtis, Leonardo was a poker fan. However, he was cautious in the game and knew how to stop in time. Unlike the rest of the tournament.
DiCaprio was often devious and gambled with other people’s money. Curtis admitted that he used the iconic actor for his own ends. Thus, Leonardo was a kind of bait for other rich gamblers. To attract them to his table, Huston Curtis took DiCaprio with him. This tactic worked without fail. The bigwigs willingly sat down to play with the “Titanic” star to tell their friends about it afterwards. These gamblers are not embarrassed, even the fact that they lose a cosmic amount of money in one evening.
Over time, Molly Bloom’s private club became very popular. Famous athletes, businessmen and bohemians began to take part in poker tournaments. They all wanted to join the game as soon as possible.
An entertaining story happened once at a private poker tournament with Leonardo DiCaprio. It was told by Houston Curtis, who we already know. It went like this. That night at the penthouse of the Four Seasons, some stars gathered together. Among them were DiCaprio and Tobey McGuire.
Curtis had to be away for a while for a business meeting. It took place in the hotel lobby. The man gave up his seat at DiCaprio’s table. He was as excited as a little child.
The game began. Houston watched Leonardo play carefully for a few minutes. After that he left for the meeting. DiCaprio’s friend returned after 20 minutes and immediately came to the poker table. He was curious about the fate of his bankroll.
While Curtis was away, something very curious happened. Now, the actor had lost all of Curtis Houston’s money in poker. In total, DiCaprio lost $175,000. Curtis was told about it by Molly Bloom. Houston went ballistic. After all, the actor was playing poker with Curtis’ bankroll.
DiCaprio approached him and tried to calm his buddy down. So, he promised to give him back $10,000 in compensation. Curtis Houston demanded that the remaining amount be paid to him by Molly Bloom.
DiCaprio’s frustrated pal sat down at the table, hoping to get even. At that moment, he caught Leonardo’s eye and realised that he was barely holding back a smile. It turns out that the actor didn’t lose, and even quite the opposite. Thus, DiCaprio managed to win 300,000 conventional units in one single evening. Not only did he win the tournament, but he also multiplied his buddy’s bankroll.
