10 Strange Facts You Didn’t Know About Dan Bilzerian
Did the name Dan Bilzerian ring a bell for you?
If you have a social media account, this name is unavoidable and for the rest of you, come
out from under the rock!
One of the top high-stakes poker players in the world, Dan has a net worth of $100 million!
With money comes lifestyle and when you bring Dan Bilzerian in the picture, you could say
that any guy would happily lose an eye to live his life!
Surrounded by hot chicks, the man is dipped in booze and burns oodles of cash each day,
not literally of course!
We see some interest rising, so how about we reveal some more juicy details about the
life of Dan Bilzerian?
Number 1.
Heart troubles Don’t even think that a man like Dan Bilzerian
will have any difficulties with ladies, the matters of heart we are discussing are physical
not emotional!
His lifestyle has taken a toll on him because the fun he seems to have doesn’t come without
a load of health issues.
He suffered a double heart attack when he was just 25 and just 7 years later had his
third!
The most interesting bit is that he discharged himself early after the third one and asked
his million-strong Twitter following to take up a million-dollar bet that he wouldn't die.
This guy has got some guts and shit loads of money because he was allegedly treated
by Michael Jackson's doctor, Conrad Murray!
Number 2.
Successful arms dealer You know Dan as that poker player who stinks
of wealth but the road of his success and fame has marks of arms trading!
Don’t believe us?
While in college, Dan was earning an envious sum of $90,000 a week by playing poker but
his arrogance took him towards bankruptcy!
What were his options then?
He took his gun collection, worth $750 and sold them for around $10,000.
Yikes, that’s some insane profit margin!
Anyway, he reinvented himself with this money by taking it to Vegas and turning it into
$187,000.
His stint in arms dealing definitely helped him roll in wealth!
Number 3.
Arrested on bomb making charges Back in December 2014, Dan was arrested for
allegedly possessing explosives with the intent to make a bomb.
But guess what?
With the help of mega-lawyers David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld, the “King of Instagram”
managed to cut a deal!
The felonies were dismissed and Bilzerian got no jail time and not even any firearms
restrictions.
The funny bit is that only had to pay $20K for blowing up his own tractor trailer.
The reason he has to pay is because he blew the truck up on public land so the money will
be used for cleanup.
The man has got money and probably powerful friends!
Number 4.
Generous attitude You may or may not like him but Dan Bilzerian
is no mean spirited man, at least in money matters.
When his father was jailed, Dan put up a third of his trust fund account as bail, incurring
the wrath of his slightly ungrateful dad.
But that’s not all, he is known to help his friends with money.
The biggest example being his $2000 investment for fellow poker buddy Jay Farber, to enter
a national tournament.
He even set up the “Robin Hood” project and gave away $100,000 from his poker earnings
to victims of Typhoon Haiyan!
Number 5.
Debatable net worth Now we all know that Bilzerian’s self-estimation
of wealth is about $100 million, it is up for debate!
Some of his high-stake pokers buddies feel that this figure may be completely fabricated
and mind it, these people are not jealous of Dan Bilzerian.
The thing is that his winnings at poker are public knowledge, with the most he's ever
won in one night stands at $3 million!
But since he leads a lavish lifestyle, you can’t question much!
Is that so?
Uhmm, maybe not because some people believe that the amazing mansion, range of sports
cars and his Gulfstream jet are not his, he rents them!
The LA mansion is supposedly rented out by a Singapore businessman for $35,000 a month,
Dan’s property records showed no transfer of ownership!
Number 6.
Criminal father Dan Bilzerian’s father, Paul was a private
equity trader in the 1980s and owned a robotics company in addition to other businesses.
He had been largely absent from his son’s formative years, but flew back to sue Dan’s
Little League team for slander over a $5,000 donation.
But the most shocking incident was when Dan was 10 years old and his father served jail
time.
It must have been earth shattering for Dan but what did his dad do?
Well, it was a complicated "pump and dump" system of stock fraud where he would artificially
inflate a company's worth before moving the investments as share prices spiraled.
We wonder how Dan managed after this shameful episode!
Number 7.
Troubles with school As you may have imagined, Dan’s life was
not a candy lane after his father’s arrest.
As per him, his father’s legal problems had a bearing on his own hatred of authority.
Dan was lonely during his school years and was often ridiculed by his classmates after
his father was jailed.
He moved school twice during the time his father was in jail, all because of his expulsion
due to outrageous behavior.
His unpopularity continued in his military career where he was disrespected by instructors
due to his father’s criminal record who was ex-serviceman.
So before you judge Dan Bilzerian’s life, know that he didn’t reach without pain!
Number 8.
Shenanigans involving women Dan Bilzerian is known worldwide for his wealth
and the unimaginable ways he treats women!
Come on, have you ever heard of a man who employed a model solely for stroking his beard
while he plays poker?
Or have bare chested, bow-tie wearing women cut his hair!
Dan Bilzerian is this guy, unapologetic!
His antics with women don’t end here, in a stunt for Hustler magazine, Dan threw a
naked model off his roof into a pool and she ended up breaking her ankle on the side of
the pool.
Back in August 2014, he was accused of kicking model Vanessa Castano in the face but never
owned up to it.
If you are still not agitated, Dan also boasted of sleeping with 16 girls in 12 days!
Number 9.
Navy recruit If you’ve ever wondered how Dan Bilzerian
would have turned out had he been fighting for the nation instead of burning cash on
booze and women, it might shock you that we were very close to actually viewing it!
Dan almost completed his training to become a Navy Seal!
Sounds unbelievable but it is 100% true!
He had undergone the grueling Seal training for 510 days and even scored an impressive
94 from 99 in his military exam before getting into a dispute with his commanding officer.
Guess the Seals don’t take shit from juniors and thus Dan was discharged just before graduation!
Number 10.
Scandalous film career What, you didn’t know Dan Bilzerian has
tried his hand at acting?
Relax, a lot of people are unaware about this side of his life!
He appeared in the film The Equalizer, with Denzel Washington, as well as the film The
Other Woman.
But he was pushed into limelight in Hollywood with his role in the film Lone Survivor.
Nothing positive, this film strained his relations with Hollywood.
He had invested $1 million into the film in exchange for 80 words of dialogue and 8 minutes
of screen time.
But the end film limited his role to just one line and less than a minute of screen
presence.
As you may have guessed, this did not sit well with Dan who ended up filing a $1.25
million lawsuit against the company.
The good news was that he dropped the suit because he made $1.5 million from the film,
wow!
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