
BIOGRAPHY

Houston Curtis
Former MTV network executive and creator of niche-driven multi-million dollar entertainment brands, Houston Curtis has been called "a Visionary" and "trail-blazer" by his peers. Houston brings with him over 20 years of success and experience as a producer, showrunner, direct marketing expert, independent Label president, advisor, and speaker. Curtis's previous posts as a Founder and CEO have included start-ups Backyard Wrestling Inc., Xtreme Entertainment Group Big Vision Entertainment, and Legend Group Studios collectively grossing over 100 million dollars in revenues since their 1999, 2001, 2003, and 2015 inception. Additionally, Houston has created and executive produced shows for MTV, CBS, A&E, GSN, G4, DirecTV, Warner Brothers, Sony Studios, and Twentieth Television among others. Houston also writes his own bi-monthly column for CardPlayer Magazine, True Tales From A Hollywood Poker Hustler.
As an advantage player, Houston was Barred for life from Las Vegas Golden Nugget for “excessive winning” at blackjack, and is also one of the most skilled card mechanics and sleight-of-hand artists of the modern era. For the past decade, Curtis has used these skills to consult as a poker protection expert with various casino's and high stakes poker games around the globe. Curtis, who rarely plays in tournaments, won a 2004 Legends of Poker no-limit hold 'em championship event besting the 1998 World Series of Poker champion, Scotty Nguyen heads-up at the final table before going on to co-found the elite Hollywood poker ring that inspired Aaron Sorkin’s Academy Award-nominated film Molly’s Game.
Curtis now resides between Los Angeles and Las Vegas serving as executive producer of LIVE at the BIKE, the longest running livestream in poker history. His new book, Million Dollar Mechanics - a treatise on modern day poker protection is due out in late 2022 through award winning gambling publisher, Hunnington Press.
BUZZ


"AN UNBELIEVABLE GUEST!"
- Adam Corolla
The Adam Corolla Show
"We've gotta have Houston back on the show soon. What an unbelievable guest!"

"THE REAL MOLLY'S GAME!"
- Michal Kaplan
New York Post

"FANTASTIC, DANG WHAT A LIFE..."
- Vince Van Patton
Host, World Poker Tour
"Read Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist! I love it, it’s fantastic! Ten times better than Molly's Game...I'm floored. Dang, what a life Houston lived through. Great stuff and a great read!”

"INCREDIBLE!"
–Pauly Howard, host of VSiN Follow the Money
"Incredible! I Couldn’t put it down. Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist is a fantastic read that puts you in the game and right in the action thru this rollercoaster of big wins and losses with millions on the table. Curtis takes you into the biggest poker game in the history of Hollywood!”

"HOUSTON CURTIS IS A MASTER OF PSYCHOLOGY!"
John B. Mills, Caravan to Midnight
“Billion Dollar Hollywood Heist is an incredible true story that will amaze you and touch you deeply. Houston Curtis bares his soul while sharing the highs and lows of running the biggest poker game Hollywood has ever seen.

"NO ONE TELLS A STORY LIKE HOUSTON CURTIS"
- Julio Rodriguez
Chief Editor, CardPlayer Magazine
"There's a reason why True Tales From a Hollywood Poker hustler has quickly become the most read column in Card Player Magazine. No one tells a story like Houston Curtis!" His column often makes the cover!

GOLDEN
MIC AWARDS
2020
2020 GOLDEN MIC NOMINEE
FOLLOW THE MONEY
with Pauly & Mitch
VSiN LIVE
VSDA
LABEL
PRESENTATION
WINNER
WINNER BEST SPEAKER
VSDA Video Label Presentation
Keynote Speaker Award
2019
ROTARY
SPEAKER
OF THE
YEAR
SPEAKER OF THE YEAR NOMINEE
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