Tobey Maguire used Leonardo DiCaprio to lure big fish into poker games
In today's Daily Rewind we find out more secrets from the high stakes celebrity games, and check out an epic cash picture from a recent bracelet winner.
DiCaprio used as bait in Molly's Game
The controversial book 'Molly's Game', which is set to lift the lid on the world of high stakes poker among celebrities, is due to be released this week.
In an interview with ABC News Molly Bloom revealed more secrets about some of the biggest private games in the world.
Ben Affleck is apparently a 'big gambler' and Matt Damon is a real gentleman at the tables.
However, maybe most interestingly of all, Bloom claims that Tobey Maguire used his friend Leonardo DiCaprio as bait to lure in big fish. In the interview she claimed Leo wasn't a big poker fan himself, but his friend brought him to games in order to entice wealthy star struck players into the game.
The book is all set to reveal how Maguire may be one of the biggest poker winners of all time in these games.
Mizrachi and Kelly claim their second bracelets
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Two more well known names are inducted into that small (but ever growing) club of players who can claim to boast two WSOP bracelets.
Over the weekend Robert Mizrachi took down the first ever $1,500 Dealers Choice event to claim his second WSOP strap and a first prize of $147,092.
The event was an experiment this year for the WSOP and has been met with some tremendous praise for the Dealers themselves, from the majority who played in it.
Then, in the early hours of the morning, prolific online tournament star Dan Kelly won his second gold bracelet in the $1,500 Limit Hold'em event, besting a field of 657 for a first prize of $195,167.
Cada flashes the cash
In this world of pointless selfies clogging up your social media timeline, once in a while you have to admit someone will post something impressive on their social media page. Check out this jealousy inspiring image of two-time bracelet winner Joe Cada with his recent $670,000 score:
Question of the Day
"Could Tobey Maguire really be the biggest winner in poker history?"
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Over the weekend one of the marquee events of the 2014 WSOP got underway, the $50,000 Players Championship. Because of the structure of this event, just five players were eliminated after Day 1 out of the initial 85 who entered. Registration is open for two more hours after the start of Day 2, where more players are expected to buy-in late.
In the $5,000 Six Handed PLO event Michael Drummond emerged victorious, scooping a first prize of $541,747.
Today is the start of a another very niche event, the $1,500 Ante Only tournament.
Daily Signoff
It is so rare we get to mention Leonardo DiCaprio in the Daily Rewind, so we will use it as an excuse to show this classic scene from The Wolf of Wall Street:
Yesterday's Daily Rewind: Brandon Cantu involved in his second fight of the WSOP
 Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. He has been working in the poker industry for nine years and in 2013 won the APAT Award for Best Poker Media Provider. You can learn more about his work here.
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