Dan Bilzerian Gambling
Hope Dan Bilzerian isn’t getting too comfortable celebrating his $600,000 betting win with Bill Perkins after completing a bike ride from Las Vegas to L.A. in under 48 hours. Now that it’s time to collect his stakes, there’s drama stewing with the $250,000 side bet Dan cut a week before with poker player Rick Salomon, the guy who banged Paris Hilton in her infamous sex tape.
According to the New York Post, Perkins is cool with paying out. Salomon, meanwhile, is refusing thanks to Dan’s technique of drafting behind a van for a lot of the route:
Bilzerian will receive his money from Perkins. But where another party is concerned, things are more tenuous. Rick Salomon, best known for having appeared in a sex tape opposite Paris Hilton, made a particularly macabre bet with Bilzerian: If he were to die or suffer brain damage on the ride, Salomon would win Bilzerian’s Gulfstream IV jet; if Bilzerian were to complete the ride without becoming addled or dying, Salomon would pay him $250,000. via the New York Post:
Granted, Dan Bilzerian has, in fact, played some of the highest stakes poker in the past, and has likely won from the weakest players in those games. However, if Bilzerian's online session is any indication of how he normally plays, then Bilzerian's claim of great success on the felt is dubious. Who is Dan Bilzerian? Bilzerian is an American social media personality and poker player born in 1980. He is the son of Paul Bilzerian (a US investor) and Terri Steffen. Bilzerian is famous for his lifestyle. Full of (naked) models, gambling, and drug abuse. He is active on social media and is known as the Instagram King and The Blitz. Oct 26, 2018 Over the years, Dan Bilzerian net worth has grown exponentially, hovering around the $200 million USD mark as of late. His strategy consists in choosing the highest stake in private games and this attracted the criticism of some pro players, like Doug Polk, who does not believe Dan’s skills to be real.
Reportedly, Salomon does not think he should pay up in light of Bilzerian’s drafting behind the van. Considering that he bet against Bilzerian with a number of professional gamblers, most likely adding six figures to what he already owes Bilzerian, the situation promises to get sticky. The most likely scenario — as is the case when disagreements arise in bets among the high-stakes crowd — is that a resolution will be arbitrated by three impartial gamblers whom Bilzerian and Salomon choose.
Oh, SNAP! But Salomon should have made those terms clear before challenging the Instagram playboy to said bet. Meanwhile, Perkins is basically calling Salomon a little bitch for not paying. Via the same NY Post article:
Though Perkins understands Salomon’s point of view, others in the gambling world think that Salomon should have done more due diligence — and that he should pay up. “Rick made a stupid bet,” says Jay Farber, a friend of Bilzerian’s who wagered a few thousand dollars on him. Farber, who won $5.17 million by finishing second in the 2013 World Series of Poker (from which Bilzerian netted nearly $1 million by partially backing him in the tournament), adds, “I wouldn’t have bet that kind of money without having every detail ironed out.”
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Perkins’ willingness to pay Bilzerian regardless of the arbitration’s outcome may stem from the fact that he was along for the ride. Trailing in an RV, he witnessed what Bilzerian endured. “Dan risked death a couple of times,” Perkins says with some grimness. “I saw a car almost drive right into him. His bike coach, who is a complete badass, watched Dan riding up a hill, in the pitch-black night, heading into Barstow, and said that he wouldn’t do it. It was too dangerous. Dan was getting sucked in and out of the road. The odds of getting killed were higher than he thought. He was an idiot for taking the bet.”
Live by the sword, die by the sword, Rick. Pony up the cash or find another semi-attractive billionaire heiress to make a sex tape with. I’m sure Pornhub’s Amateur Of the Month royalties will help you chisel away at those foolish gambling debts one month at a time.
In other news related to the 48 hour bet, Dan apparently stopped for four massage breaks to stay limber in the desert.
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And Perkins is already planning what’s next:
Follow bets considered late night w/@DanBilzerian sailing to England, skydive from space, 21 days supermax , swim GW shark SA, and others
— Bill Perkins (Guy) (@bp22) March 31, 2016
Show of hands if you want to see Dan swim uncaged with great white sharks. Video of Bilzerian pissing himself surrounded by one of these guys would be high entertainment:
36-year-old Dan Bilzerian, who is known as the “King of Instagram,” isn’t just well-known, he’s filthy rich and a famous socialite, too.
But unlike some tycoons, Bilzerian isn’t just well-off, he’s brazen and more than willing to flaunt it, too. There’s no denying that Bilzerian’s life is a wild and crazy ride. Though Dan’s life is pretty spectacular all around, these 11 fast facts will really make your jaw drop.
11 – Battle Plan
Dan Bilzerian wants an MMA fight. Bilzerian explained that he has been watching MMA since the very first UFC event. But, he’s more than a fan.
He wants to compete.
“I’d like to do a fight. I need to do a real camp. I don’t want to go in there and half [expletive] it. Right now, I’ve been taking some time off from the partying and the crazy [expletive], so it wouldn’t be bad.”
10 – Wash Out
He was a badly behaved Navy Seal recruit Bilzerian had spent 510 days of gruelling Seal training and scored 94/99 in his military exam before getting into a dispute with his commanding officer. Allegedly, he called him a derogatory term used for felines.
Unsurprisingly, the Seals don’t take kindly to such shenanigans and Dan was honourably discharged just before his graduation. He then enrolled in the University of Florida where he majored in Business and Criminology.
This is reportedly not his first failed attempt to make the cut as a SEAL.
9 – Fall Guy
Bilzerian has found a second career as an actor and stuntman. He worked as a stunt double for Gerard Butler on Olympus Has Fallen, and also appeared in the film The Equalizer, with Denzel Washington, as well as the film The Other Woman.
Bilzerian has tried to reach success in a variety of ways. His failed career in the film industry ended with the movie Lone Survivor. He invested $1 million in the film in exchange for 80 words and 8 minutes on screen.
By completion of the finished product Dan had only had 1 line and less than a minute of screen time. He made back his million from the film but realized he didn’t have what it took to make it in Hollywood.
8 – World Champ
Bilzerian is deeply entrenched in the world of high-stakes poker. It’s a realm in which he’s done quite well for himself, at least according to Dan Bilzerian. The proliferate player, who often goes by “Blitz” or “Instagram King” has claimed to have won $50 million dollars playing the game in 2014 alone.
His claims aren’t exempt from challenge; some industry insiders believe they’re inflated, and that his balanced wins aren’t quite as substantial. If you’re wanting to try your luck at making some serious money you might enjoy playing some double bonus poker and see how much you could earn without inflating your winnings.
7 – Not Your Man
There’s at least some evidence to show that Bilzerian was indirectly involved in a Ponzi scheme set up by Bradley Ruderman in 2009.
Two years later, when Ruderman was jailed for running illegal gaming operations, Bilzerian was one of several competitors asked to pay back his winnings in full.
6 – Armenian Ancestry
In an odd and surprising twist of fate, it turns out that both the Kardashians and the Bilzerians are of Armenian descent. Whether or not that indicates an aptitude for Armenian families to achieve fame is open to interpretation.
Much like the Kardashians, his family was also impacted by the tragic and devastating horrors of the Armenian genocide.
5 – Heart Case
Bilzerian struggles with serious heart troubles, and not the fun, romantic kind either. While his lifestyle may look like a blast on social media, it takes a severe toll on his health.
He suffered his first heart attack when he was just 25. And seven years later was on his third. That might worry most people. But not him! Bilzerian checked out of the hospital before doctors had cleared him. And then tweeted, asking his millions of followers to bet on whether or not he’d die.
He has had 2 heart attacks before the age of 30 and it’s no surprise why he lives his life to the fullest and seizes every moment. After 5 days of partying, snowboarding, gambling, crazy sex, sleep deprivation, consumption of cocaine and the introduction 200 milligrams of Viagra, Dan had his first heart attack on the 4th day.
12 hours later, Dan had his second heart attack in the hospital but luckily he survived and after 2 weeks of recovery, he was as fit as always.
4 – Crime Does Pay
Paul Alec Bilzerian was once a celebrated corporate takeover specialist. That was until he was arrested, tried, and convicted for securities fraud in the mid-80s.
He was also largely absent from his son’s formative years, infamously jetting back from a life spent largely abroad to sue Dan’s Little League team for slander over a $5,000 donation. When Dan was 10, Paul broke the news to his son that he was being sent to jail.
There is large speculation over how much of Dan’s fortune was a benefit of his father’s umm “work”. The elder Bilzerian has allegedly said he’d rather starve than work to pay the federal government his fees.
3 – CatMan
Dan Bilzerian might be some people’s idea of today’s hardcore masculinity and oppulence, but the man does have a softer side. He’s incredibly protective of Slitherpuss among several other extremely beautiful cats he owns.
Though Bilzerian actually owns several pets, it’s only Slitherpuss and Smushball that gets the esteemed ability to travel with him nearly all the time. Smushball is a three-legged Persian Doll Face cat with an Instagram following that would make most wannabe models drool. He also owns two goats, neither of which have their own Instagram account, yet.
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Two female, doll-faced, Persian cats have more followers than most of you on Instagram. Little Penelope has 37,600 followers, and if you think that’s a lot, Smushball has a whopping 851,000 fans and a clothing line. Yes, a cat with a clothing line. That’s more achievements than quite a few famous names.
2 – He Was Arrested in His Senior Year
Bilzerian was arrested in his senior year for having a machine gun in his car on school property. Always for the love of guns, isn’t it Dan? He owns over 97 guns and has a loaded gun on display in every room of his (rumored to be rented) mansion in Hollywood Hills.
Rivers of money, sizzling hot women, once in a lifetime parties, gold-plated guns, fast Italian racing cars that would leave any man drooling over the pavement are what surrounds the bearded Dan. No wonder why he’s Instagram’s “Most Interesting Man”.
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1 – He Is Running for President
No, this is not a joke. The hardcore playboy is in the race to become America’s next President as an independent candidate. He announced this news a while back and although Bilzerian isn’t 35 yet, he will be by the day of the election. Also, his campaign flyer features him riding a tortoise outfitted with a machine gun.
President Donald J. Trump proved that anyone can be President of the United States, even if they are not a beltway insider. After the billionaire businessman turned reality TV star became POTUS, other celebrities hinted that they might want to run for President including Kanye West, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Oprah Winfrey, and Mark Cuban.
The latest non-politician to possibly throw their hat into the ring to be the President is Dan Bilzerian.
Dan Bilzerian is known for his lavish lifestyle that he flaunts on his Instagram account that has nearly 30 million fans. Yet, Bilzerian is willing to trade in all of the debauchery, illicit drugs, and whiskey to be your next President.
Dan Bilzerian, the self-proclaimed King of Instagram and as a celebrity poker player, told TMZ that he wants to run for President of the United States in 2024.
Conclusion
Whether your opinion on Dan is good, bad or indifferent, the guy is popular and seems to be doing well.
While you aren’t likely to bump into him at any of the popular poker rooms in Las Vegas, he continues to “make a living” at the poker table. He certainly appears to live an interesting lifestyle and has the charisma to at least make an appearance in the 2024 election.
Let’s see how it works out for him.