Dan Bilzerian--Living Every Guy's Dream (1 Viewer)

[Otis]

Exactly. Imagine if you learned that the Most Intersting Man In The World from those commercials was a trust fund baby. He suddenly seems a lot less cool.

 

[chet]

Exactly. Imagine if you learned that the Most Intersting Man In The World from those commercials was a trust fund baby. He suddenly seems a lot less cool.

I agree with those who say he's the opposite of the Dos Equis guy. DEG is a fictional character.

Would it be cooler if he'd made the money himself? Yes. But I will call anyone here a liar who says they'd decline a $100mm trust (tryst) fund.

 

[Dentist]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

couldn't disagree more.

If you gave me a choice between having to work for my money or somehow winning it or having it gifted to me I'd take the gift every time.

Being self-made is completely overrated.

I'm sure there is some value to having worked for what you got, and a certain level of respect that garners.... but let's be real... working sucks.

And I truly feel it's a slap in the face for us working schleps when you see guys like Zuckerberg still working.... someone has several billion and the guy is NOT using that to just buy a section of St. Barts and live out his remaining years sipping pina coladas and getting daily massages and hanging out with hot chicks and/or good buddies/crew

 

[McGarnicle]

I think lack of choices and being forced to work for a living is probably the most healthy option for most people. A big percentage of lottery winners have called it a curse.

 

[Rushmore]

Is it every mans dream to get sued by a marginal porn star for breaking her foot after throwing her off the roof?

Probably should get better dreams IMO.

Yeah, like owning a small brewery in northern California.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

couldn't disagree more.

If you gave me a choice between having to work for my money or somehow winning it or having it gifted to me I'd take the gift every time.

Being self-made is completely overrated.

I'm sure there is some value to having worked for what you got, and a certain level of respect that garners.... but let's be real... working sucks.

And I truly feel it's a slap in the face for us working schleps when you see guys like Zuckerberg still working.... someone has several billion and the guy is NOT using that to just buy a section of St. Barts and live out his remaining years sipping pina coladas and getting daily massages and hanging out with hot chicks and/or good buddies/crew

Being a trust fund kid is easier, but self-made men are more respectable.

Does he pay these chicks to hang around him? That also dings his alpha-ness if true, IMO.

 

[James Daulton]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

This is 100% correct. He's had to sacrifice, take real risks, exactly 0 times to accumulate what he's had. He's like the Saudi princes who take pictures of tigers on top of Ferrari's and such. If you ask me who 's life I'd prefer, his or Sergey Brin, I take Google guy any day. Google guy commands an empire and what he does can affect the world. Poker boy is like a blonde bimbo who married some rich dude.

 

[ILUVBEER99]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

couldn't disagree more.

If you gave me a choice between having to work for my money or somehow winning it or having it gifted to me I'd take the gift every time.

Being self-made is completely overrated.

I'm sure there is some value to having worked for what you got, and a certain level of respect that garners.... but let's be real... working sucks.

And I truly feel it's a slap in the face for us working schleps when you see guys like Zuckerberg still working.... someone has several billion and the guy is NOT using that to just buy a section of St. Barts and live out his remaining years sipping pina coladas and getting daily massages and hanging out with hot chicks and/or good buddies/crew

Being a trust fund kid is easier, but self-made men are more respectable.

agree, but most self made men don't get to enjoy that kind of money until they are a lot older.

Being filthy rich at 30 is a lot different from being filthy rich at 50-60.

 

[Dentist]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

couldn't disagree more.

If you gave me a choice between having to work for my money or somehow winning it or having it gifted to me I'd take the gift every time.

Being self-made is completely overrated.

I'm sure there is some value to having worked for what you got, and a certain level of respect that garners.... but let's be real... working sucks.

And I truly feel it's a slap in the face for us working schleps when you see guys like Zuckerberg still working.... someone has several billion and the guy is NOT using that to just buy a section of St. Barts and live out his remaining years sipping pina coladas and getting daily massages and hanging out with hot chicks and/or good buddies/crew

Being a trust fund kid is easier, but self-made men are more respectable.

Does he pay these chicks to hang around him? That also dings his alpha-ness if true, IMO.

respect is just as overrated as working

I'm sure if they aren't paid directly then they are paid through getting treated to great experiences... free food, booze, place to stay?, access to parties, etc.

Almost like a playboy mansion type of experience... they just hang around the fun while the money lasts.

 

[chet]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

This is 100% correct. He's had to sacrifice, take real risks, exactly 0 times to accumulate what he's had. He's like the Saudi princes who take pictures of tigers on top of Ferrari's and such. If you ask me who 's life I'd prefer, his or Sergey Brin, I take Google guy any day. Google guy commands an empire and what he does can affect the world. Poker boy is like a blonde bimbo who married some rich dude.

Sergei Brin is also worth ~$31BB which is about 310x as wealthly as Dan Bilzerian. Pretty sure DB would switch as well.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

 

[avoiding injuries]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

I figure, but it also had been reported that he bank rolls a lot of amateurs, including the 2nd place finisher in last years WSOP which paid him $2mm.

 

[[icon]]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

Pretty massive difference between cash game poker (which he states is his bread and butter) and tournament poker (which he plays little of).

Also, I'd advise against using wikipedia as a source for poker win/loss numbers.

 

[Koya]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

couldn't disagree more.

If you gave me a choice between having to work for my money or somehow winning it or having it gifted to me I'd take the gift every time.

Being self-made is completely overrated.

I'm sure there is some value to having worked for what you got, and a certain level of respect that garners.... but let's be real... working sucks.

And I truly feel it's a slap in the face for us working schleps when you see guys like Zuckerberg still working.... someone has several billion and the guy is NOT using that to just buy a section of St. Barts and live out his remaining years sipping pina coladas and getting daily massages and hanging out with hot chicks and/or good buddies/crew

Being a trust fund kid is easier, but self-made men are more respectable.

Does he pay these chicks to hang around him? That also dings his alpha-ness if true, IMO.

respect is just as overrated as working

Really? To some perhaps. To others no amount of money can equal the feeling of success and respect.

 

[Koya]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

To be fair, he's won in excess of 50 million at poker. Unfortunately he's lost in excess of 60 mil.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

Pretty massive difference between cash game poker (which he states is his bread and butter) and tournament poker (which he plays little of).

Also, I'd advise against using wikipedia as a source for poker win/loss numbers.

Feel free to post a better source to his win/loss numbers.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

To be fair, he's won in excess of 50 million at poker. Unfortunately he's lost in excess of 60 mil.

Quite possibly. He has tweeted about separate losing streaks in which he blew through $2.1m and $3.5m. Another time he posted a pic of a $9m stack he won in a 25/50 cash game.

That's $25k/$50k.

 

[johnjohn]

btw I think this guy is a loser and I would never want his heart attack having life.

 

[Quez]

btw I think this guy is a loser and I would never want his heart attack having life.

Whatever Dan.

 

[NutterButter]

I think that if I had a desire to live this lifestyle, it would certainly be DiCaprio over this guy.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Anyone saying they wouldn't take a 100 million plus windfall is a ####### liar.

 

[Quez]

He could be a good grab for the death pool.

 

[Steve Tasker]

Never heard of him. Watched the video in the OP and he comes off as a somewhat likeable guy, but maybe a bit of a loose cannon. His Instagram is solid though.

 

[derek245583]

Guy has an outstanding jaw line imo

I am jealous

 

[Otis]

Here's why it's not every guy's dream: he's kind of a girl dog in the sense that he didn't make that money. His daddy handed it to him. There is something very unmanly about being taken on a date and paid for. There's something a lot more impressive, like light years more, if he's a self made man. So while he seemingly has a pretty cool life, I personally would have a hard time sleeping at night if I stepped into his shoes. And I'm much happier being a guy who made my own successes (and failures). So he'll always seem a little bit like a little boy in that respect, no matter how many strippers or guns or Navy seal programs.

couldn't disagree more.

If you gave me a choice between having to work for my money or somehow winning it or having it gifted to me I'd take the gift every time.

Being self-made is completely overrated.

I'm sure there is some value to having worked for what you got, and a certain level of respect that garners.... but let's be real... working sucks.

And I truly feel it's a slap in the face for us working schleps when you see guys like Zuckerberg still working.... someone has several billion and the guy is NOT using that to just buy a section of St. Barts and live out his remaining years sipping pina coladas and getting daily massages and hanging out with hot chicks and/or good buddies/crew

Being a trust fund kid is easier, but self-made men are more respectable.

Does he pay these chicks to hang around him? That also dings his alpha-ness if true, IMO.

Agree in a big way on both of these.

 

[ILUVBEER99]

I think that if I had a desire to live this lifestyle, it would certainly be DiCaprio over this guy.

Dicaprio does kind of live the same lifestyle, he just doesn't Instagram it.

 

[[icon]]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

Pretty massive difference between cash game poker (which he states is his bread and butter) and tournament poker (which he plays little of).

Also, I'd advise against using wikipedia as a source for poker win/loss numbers.

Feel free to post a better source to his win/loss numbers.

There is no accurate source for backroom cash poker games winnings.

If you want to believe wikipedia as gospel on this topic, by all means

 

[NutterButter]

I think that if I had a desire to live this lifestyle, it would certainly be DiCaprio over this guy.

Dicaprio does kind of live the same lifestyle, he just doesn't Instagram it.

Yeah, he doesn't need to

 

[CletiusMaximus]

There was an article on him in Bluff magazine a year or two ago. Said he also has a 15 inch schlong.

Bill Bratzky!

If this were true, I'm sure there would be pictures.

 

[UniAlias]

Never heard of him. Watched the video in the OP and he comes off as a somewhat likeable guy, but maybe a bit of a loose cannon. His Instagram is solid though.

I was surprised at how he came across in the video from the OP. I've read some interviews he's done in the past and he seemed like a complete and total d-bag.

But yeah, the chicks on his instragram are ridiculous.

 

[Good Posting Judge]

His beard is pretty bad ###.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Nah I'm good, I don't want this powerball 240 million. I want people to respect me.

 

[cstu]

Check out his instagram feed. NSFW

Off the Felt with Dan Bilzerian

Meh, he'll be dead like the rest of us soon anyway.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Sounds like his trust fund bank rolled him, but the video in the OP mentioned that he's made $50+mm in poker.

His twitter feed led me to "Kirill was here", who is supposed to be another major poon hound. Self made through night life photography.

Wikipedia says his most notable cash in poker was an 180th place finish in the WSOP Main Event for 36K. That $50mil claim seems like a slight exaggeration.

Pretty massive difference between cash game poker (which he states is his bread and butter) and tournament poker (which he plays little of).

Also, I'd advise against using wikipedia as a source for poker win/loss numbers.

Feel free to post a better source to his win/loss numbers.

There is no accurate source for backroom cash poker games winnings.

If you want to believe wikipedia as gospel on this topic, by all means

Well it's certainly a better source than a picture of poker chips on a table. Just find it odd that wikipedia wouldn't mention his immense cash game prowess if it exists, like it does for every other 'poker pro' who's raked $50mil on cash games; heck, I would have guessed this dude would have edited it in there himself.

 

[Ilov80s]

I would say Brady, Jeter, and Clooney have lived a lot closer to the American dream.

 

[Sabertooth]

Seems like he has a lot of fun.

 

[Abraham]

I like to work.

 

[chet]

I like to work.

You could still work.

 

[Dentist]

Nah I'm good, I don't want this powerball 240 million. I want people to respect me.

yeah.... seriously what's with this attitude... is this people defending their inferior lives?

Money, however acquired, demands its own level of respect... enough for me at least.

 

[Dentist]

I like to work.

That's fine. But if given the choice between working or having the money to just pursue your most desired hobbies ALL the time.. would you really work?

if you would then either you've achieved some type of dream job scenario that like 0.0001% of people have where their most desired hobby is also their work... or you're delusional/lying to yourself.. and I don't think you are the latter.

 

[NutterButter]

Nah I'm good, I don't want this powerball 240 million. I want people to respect me.

Who's the crazy fools that said they'd pass up on 100M?

 

[Thunderlips]

I wouldn't pass up on the money and would enjoy being a "kept" man....but I wouldn't have trouble acknowledging that I'm more "Billy Madison" or Alan from The Hangover than some self made guy.

 

[Time Kibitzer]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

 

[maxwelledison]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

 

[Dentist]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

not value-less.. just really low value.

 

[Koya]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

not value-less.. just really low value.

To you. I know some for whom that sense of accomplishment would mean more than the 100m. Not me, I'm not crazy... but it certainly depends on the person and what they value

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

Of course I was exaggerating when I made my point about not wanting or turning down 240M. Because I think this moral high ground that some are speaking from is equally ridiculous. Would it feel good to have made 240M on your own? Yep. Are any of us ever gonna do it? Probably not. So these guys pontificating that being a self made man is more important than inheriting or winning generation changing money come across as delusional fools IMHO.

I met one of the ketel one heirs the other night. Very nice guy, seemed to have his #### together . Was unendingly polite and was quite pleasant to be around. But according to some in this thread I shouldn't have quite the same level of respect for him as a guy that made his own money.

I'll take the money thanks.

 

[Dentist]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

Of course I was exaggerating when I made my point about not wanting or turning down 240M. Because I think this moral high ground that some are speaking from is equally ridiculous. Would it feel good to have made 240M on your own? Yep. Are any of us ever gonna do it? Probably not. So these guys pontificating that being a self made man is more important than inheriting or winning generation changing money come across as delusional fools IMHO.

I met one of the ketel one heirs the other night. Very nice guy, seemed to have his #### together . Was unendingly polite and was quite pleasant to be around. But according to some in this thread I shouldn't have quite the same level of respect for him as a guy that made his own money.

I'll take the money thanks.

This. You can be filthy rich and still have great manners, not have a Look At Me social media page, and hopefully just live out your remaining days doing all the awesome stuff that this heart attack guy does without talking about it.

But you know... I think part of the reason this Dan guy gets to hang out with these women is because he's advertising it... maybe it's even a damn accomplishment for those whores to just show up on this guy's instagram... "omg you were partying with X... so fun! toodles"

Whereas you party with the Ketel One guy and no one knows about it... doesn't enhance your brand or give you any notoriety.

 

[chet]

Lots of strawman arguments in here. No one said they wouldn't take $100mil or whatever if offered, they just said as far as living the 'American Dream' or whatever, there's something to be said for earning your money as opposed to being given it; a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day isn't valueless.

not value-less.. just really low value.

To you. I know some for whom that sense of accomplishment would mean more than the 100m. Not me, I'm not crazy... but it certainly depends on the person and what they value

You know people who would work fulltime earning ~$100k-$300k/year instead of taking $100MM? I find that very difficult to believe.