Dan Bilzerian Wins $1.2 Million Cycling BetGambler Completes 300-Mile Ride From Vegas To L.A. |
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While there hasn’t been an official announcement yet, high-stakes gambler Dan Bilzerian has successfully completed his 300 mile Las Vegas-to-Los Angeles cycling prop bet, which netted him roughly $1 million, according to various posts on Twitter.
Hedge fund manager and fellow poker player Bill Perkins, who bet $600,000 against Bilzerian, said on Twitter in the early morning hours on Thursday that Bilzerian was close to the end. The ride had to be completed by 11:59 p.m. PST on Thursday, Mar. 31, but Bilzerian only had 48 hours after he began peddling to make his way across the Mojave Desert.
He began the ride at around 3:30 p.m. PST on Mar. 29 (with a police escort) at the “Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas” sign, so he completed it well within the alloted time.
@DanBilzerian 25 miles away, controversial van removed 100ish miles out, no doubt Dan smoked this on a few drugs & adrenaline #EgoMotivation
— Bill Perkins (Guy) (@bp22) March 31, 2016
Several high-stakes poker players were giving their congratulations to Bilzerian early Thursday morning, with Perkins also saying that he is now thinking of follow-up prop bets to make with the Instagram celebrity, known for photos of women and guns.
My man @DanBilzerian just crushed that race, and earned me a little something. Good job! #champion #beast
— Brian Rast (@tsarrast) March 31, 2016
Nice one
DanBilzerian</a>! Watched all of <a href="https://twitter.com/bp22">bp22 periscope updates. Your ride generated endless entertainment and prop betting for everyone!— Phil Laak (@PhilLaak) March 31, 2016
At one point there was some concern that the 35-year-old Bilzerian was breaking the rules by drafting behind a van that was filming the ride. It was eventually settled that drafting was OK, but, like mentioned above, the van was later taken away.
.@bp22 Thats not even drafting, are we sure there isn't an invisible fishing line tied to him too? #yallgothustled pic.twitter.com/ouKjBCKzmf
— Haralabos Voulgaris (@haralabob) March 30, 2016
In order to prepare for the ride, Bilzerian convinced Lance Armstrong to coach him. Bilzerian agreed to donate $25,000 to Armstrong’s child-cancer charity. Bilzerian told The New York Post that he was also spending more than $100,000 on equipment and all the people helping him during the ride. Bilzerian stood to lose his private jet to Rick Salomon if he died on the road.
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