Dan Bilzerian is an American millionaire with Armenian roots, a poker player who modestly calls himself "the king of Instagram." The number of its subscribers has exceeded 25 million people. Among them are both fans and haters. The latter are constantly trying to convict Dan of lying, assuring that all the photos of his luxurious life are staged and he did not earn anything, but simply burns his father’s money.
Biography: childhood and adolescence
Dan Bilzerian was born on December 7, 1980 in the American city of Tampa, in the state of Florida. His paternal ancestors were Armenians. My father was engaged in trading and in the eighties he made a decent fortune on this. However, he was soon accused of securities fraud and placed under arrest for 13 months. The man owed the state more than $ 60 million. It is known that he does not intend to repay the debt, therefore he has long since taken all his assets offshore. According to rumors, Dan is now squandering his father’s money dishonestly, hiding behind a successful poker game.
Bilzerian studied at school mediocre. Even then, he talentedly turned any situation in his own favor. This came in handy for him in poker, which Dan began playing at school. At first he lost all his pocket money with a bang. However, this did not make him give up his hobby.
Bilzerian first won in poker big only after school. Then he managed to hit the jackpot of 10 thousand dollars.
Career
Bilzerian became famous in 2009 when he played at the popular poker tournament of the World Series. He took only 180th position with a win of 36.6 thousand dollars. However, he was able to attract attention thanks to his bright appearance, passion for luxury and a non-trivial sense of humor. In the same year, he became one of the founders of Victory Poker. Soon Dan was recognized as the funniest poker player in the world.
He did not become a top player, although in every way he wants to seem to them. Famous poker players note that Bilzerian is actually very weak as a player. They are echoed by the so-called haters. And Dan has a lot of them. Virtual ill-wishers assure that Bilzeryan’s account doesn’t have a single big win that would allow him to live as luxuriously as he shows on every Instagram photo. However, such statements are of little concern to Dan himself. He continues to post pictures on the social network with expensive cars, weapons and beautiful naked girls.
In 2013, Bilzeryan tried himself in the cinema. He paid the creators of the film "Survivor" $ 1 million to at least a minute to appear in the frame. In addition, on his account, participation in the films “Another Woman”, “The Great Equalizer”, “Salvation”.
