In August 2014, Bilzerian was banned from a Miami nightclub for kicking model Vanessa Castano in the face during a brawl. His lawsuit demanded $1.2 million (the original loan amount plus a 20 percent penalty). His lawsuit states that although he loaned the production of that film $1 million in exchange for a minimum of eight minutes of screen time and 80 words of dialogue, his role was reduced to less than one minute and has just one line. In 2014, Bilzerian sued the producers of the film Lone Survivor. īecause of his lavish lifestyle and heavy drug abuse, Bilzerian reportedly suffered three heart attacks before the age of 32. Personal life īilzerian splits his time between homes in Hollywood Hills, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

On March 9, 2011, Bilzerian raced and beat Tom Goldstein for a wager of $385,000 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, with Bilzerian racing a 1967 AC Cobra and Goldstein behind the wheel of a Ferrari 458 Italia. That same year, Bilzerian defended Alex Rodriguez publicly against accusations that he had gambled illegally, claiming that he was present when the alleged gambling event had taken place and Rodriguez was not present. In November 2011, Bilzerian, along with ten others including actors Tobey Maguire, Nick Cassavetes, and Gabe Kaplan, were asked to pay back winnings that they had won in poker games against Ponzi scheme operator Bradley Ruderman after Ruderman was sentenced to prison, to help pay back some of the victims Ruderman had stolen from over his criminal career. In 2010, he was voted one of the funniest poker players on Twitter by Bluff Magazine. Career īilzerian cashed in the 2009 World Series of Poker Main Event, finishing in 180th place. He was reportedly dropped from the program for a 'safety violation on the shooting range'. Bilzerian entered the Navy SEAL training program in 2000 however, after several attempts, he did not graduate. His father was a corporate raider on Wall Street who set up trust funds for both of his sons. He is of Armenian descent through his father, and has said that half of the Bilzerian family was killed during the Armenian Genocide. He is the brother of fellow poker player Adam Bilzerian. Bilzerian was born in Tampa, Florida, the son of corporate takeover specialist Paul Bilzerian and Terri Steffen.

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