Saturday, April 2, 2016

Instagram star Dan Bilzerian WINS $600K poker bet after riding from LA to Las Vegas in less than 48 hours

Winner: Dan Bilzerian (right), known as 'The King of Instagram', has won a $600,000 bet after riding from his LA home to Las Vegas in 33 hours. He enlisted the help of disgraced sports cheat Lance Armstrong (left)

Winner: Dan Bilzerian (right), known as 'The King of Instagram', has won a $600,000 bet after riding from his LA home to Las Vegas in 33 hours. He enlisted the help of disgraced sports cheat Lance Armstrong (left)

Instagram star Dan Bilzerian WINS $600K poker bet after riding from LA to Las Vegas in less than 48 hours

  • The 'King of Instagram' finished the ride in 33 hours on Thursday
  • He set off through the Mojave desert on Tuesday and had 48 hours
  • Bill Perkins, the venture capitalist Bilzerian made the bet with, said the millionaire is bed-ridden with a fever and injuries and 'came close to death' 
  • Perkins, who trailed Bilzerian in a RV, has agreed to pay the $600K 
  • Reports say the ride cost Bilzerian $150,000 
  • Bilzerian admitted he hadn't ridden a bike in 18 years before the wager
  • The 35-year-old has reportedly suffered three previous heart attacks

Instagram playboy Dan Bilzerian has won his $600,000 bet - he rode the nearly-300 miles from L.A. to Las Vegas is less than two days, as part of a high-stakes wager he made with a poker buddy.

However the gun-toting millionaire is now bed-ridden with a fever and all kinds of injuries after the grueling 33-hour ride.

Bilzerian made the bet with venture capitalist Bill Perkins that he could cycle from his home in the Hollywood Hills to the Vegas sign within 48 hours, and enlisted disgraced sports cheat Lance Armstrong to help him train.

While Perkins admitted defeat after losing, he said it's actually Bilzerian who is defeated.
'He looks like the Grinch — his skin is green,' Perkins told The New York Post. 

Perkins added: 'He's looking like death right now. He's in bed with chafed buttocks, a fever, hot and cold [flashes], chills, wobbly legs. 

'His immune system is down, and every virus you can have is rising. 
'I was hoping his muscles would seize up [midride], but they didn't. He used all his willpower.'

Bilzerian, the son of a wealthy takeover specialist, set off on around 8pm on Tuesday evening and made his way through the Mojave desert.

He only had only until the same time on Thursday evening to make the trip or he will be forced to hand over $600,000.

However he arrived with almost 15 hours to spare. 
Perkins, who was trailing Bilzerian in a RV, said he more than deserved the money.
'Dan risked death a couple of times,' Perkins told The Post. 'I saw a car almost drive right into him.' 

'The odds of getting killed were higher than he thought. He was an idiot for taking the bet.'

Bilzerian will be paid $600,000, however the ride cost him $150,000, according to The Post. 

The wager posed a real risk for the 35-year-old who has reportedly suffered three heart attacks before the age of 32 because of his decadent lifestyle.

Last month Bilzerian posted on his social media accounts that he had started to training for the challenge after he revealed he had not been on a bicycle for 18 years.
He later uploaded a video with Armstrong who flew to Las Vegas to help the self-dubbed 'King of Instagram' prepare for the bike ride.

Bilzerian has been taking his training regime seriously.
'I eat five egg whites and two yolks, oatmeal, fruit and almond butter,' he told the New York Daily News before the challenge.

'Then I take zinc, vitamin C and probiotics,' he says of his breakfast, which he routinely eats at 1 p.m. 'An hour after, I ride in the Red Rock Canyon [outside of Las Vegas] for 4½ hours. Then, back home, I have an ice bath and an Epsom-salt bath, get a massage, eat again, and that's my day.

'My legs hurt, my Achilles is popping, my ass is bruised and I've lost six pounds.'
Blizerian has also made another bet on top of the original wager.

He bet his G4 private plane against Rick Salomon that he will survive the grueling challenge. If he lives, he wins $250,000, if he dies his plane is Salomons.
The flashy poker player is no stranger to bizarre bets.


Blizerian has also made another bet on top of the original wager. He bet his G4 private plane against Rick Salomon that he will survive the grueling challenge. If he lives, he wins $250,000, if he dies his plane is Salomons
Blizerian has also made another bet on top of the original wager. He bet his G4 private plane against Rick Salomon that he will survive the grueling challenge. If he lives, he wins $250,000, if he dies his plane is Salomons


Bilzerian has a following of 7million people on Instagram where he has become known for posting images of scantily clad women, wild parties, and his extension gun collection
Bilzerian has a following of 7million people on Instagram where he has become known for posting images of scantily clad women, wild parties, and his extension gun collection


Bilzerian has reportedly had three heart attacks already due to his decadent lifestyle - it's easy to see why
Bilzerian has reportedly had three heart attacks already due to his decadent lifestyle - it's easy to see why


Blizerian drew the ire of some followers after posting this pic of him and what appears to be a chained lion - but some insisted it was fake, however, the poker player's hashtag TheOnlyThingFakeInMyPicsAreT*ts makes one wonder
Blizerian drew the ire of some followers after posting this pic of him and what appears to be a chained lion - but some insisted it was fake, however, the poker player's hashtag 

TheOnlyThingFakeInMyPicsAreT*ts makes one wonder
He famously once lost $2.3 million on a coin toss and successfully wagered $385,000 on a race between his Shelby Cobra and a Ferrari. 

On another occasion he bet $3,000 he could win a game of tennis without using a racquet. Bizerian took the victory.

Bilzerian has a following of 7million people on Instagram where he has become known for posting images of scantily clad women, wild parties, and his extension gun collection.

His outlandish lifestyle has led to legions of fans and critics following his every move, which is all funded by his vast inherited wealth. 

At the end of 2014 he found himself on the end of a lawsuit after model Vanessa Castano claimed he kicked her in the face in a nightclub.

Footage from the scene appears to show Bilzerian dancing on a stage in a club in South Beach, Miami, with the crowd below him, before he lashes out with his foot.
However, in March 2015, police said they were no longer investigating the model's claims.


Last month Blizerian posted on his social media accounts that he had started to training for the challenge after he revealed he had not been on a bicycle for 18 years
Last month Blizerian posted on his social media accounts that he had started to training for the challenge after he revealed he had not been on a bicycle for 18 years


Lance Armstrong flew to Las Vegas to help Dan Bilzerian train for a cycle ride between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, which has $1.2million riding on it
Lance Armstrong flew to Las Vegas to help Dan Bilzerian train for a cycle ride between Los Angeles and Las Vegas, which has $1.2million riding on it


The pair enjoyed a meal before they set off on the road to prepare for Bilzerian's journey 
The pair enjoyed a meal before they set off on the road to prepare for Bilzerian's journey 


The wealthy poker player showed off his gun collection to the disgraced cyclist on a tour of his house 
The wealthy poker player showed off his gun collection to the disgraced cyclist on a tour of his house 

He was also facing a lawsuit for $85,000 in lost earnings after he threw pornstar Janice Griffith, 19, off the roof of his home and into the pool below.

However she landed short, breaking her foot. She had tried to claim money for shoots she could not attend following the accident.

Bilzerian fought back, claiming the model grabbed at his t-shirt at the last second, nearly dragging him off the roof with her. The charges were eventually dropped.

Bilzerian is reportedly worth $100 million, making the bulk of his cash as a high-stakes gambler after developing his skills as a student at the University of South Florida.

He has won multiple tournaments, his most successful being the 2009 World Series of Poker. He is also co-founder of online poker room, Victory Poker.

Before gambling, he served with the Navy before eventually getting kicked out of SEAL training two days before graduating for offending an officer. He was ultimately given an honorable discharge.

He lives extravagantly with homes in Las Vegas, San Diego and Los Angeles.

The burglars made a beeline for Bilzerian's gun room (above) but couldn't get in the steel-reinforced door
The burglars made a beeline for Bilzerian's gun room (above) but couldn't get in the steel-reinforced door

Dan Bilzerian, the 'Instagram King' poker player, with his Shelby Cobra and Lamborghini (above
Dan Bilzerian, the 'Instagram King' poker player, with his Shelby Cobra and Lamborghini (above




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