Dan Bilzerian on dad: Government, prison ruined him

Dan Bilzerian on his dad, Paul, going to prison for making money off of corporate takeovers, the FBI kicking down doors and how Dan’s perspective on the matter has changed as he grew up.
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[@whatever-wn1nk]

I swear this guy is making things up as he's telling the story...

[@garethhancock8525]

Don't swear, there's no need for it

[@appiahallan]

This comment aged very well

[@chuck3814]

It’s very obvious

[@aytothakay]

"Flash forward now, I'm goin thru seal training"

[@thoughtstorn854]

Yep

[@googleinc6033]

yeah no big deal, my dad stole money from a company and put it in offshore accounts, and a lot of people lots their jobs and he made hundred of millions doing so. but he's a war hero.

[@peepeeboi8204]

i mean he Overpaid every shareholder for the stock, gained controlling interest and sold off all assets at a net profit to every shareholder? How is that stealing, except for the theft of the CEO's job? Not tryna argue, just interested in knowing more on this

[@peepeeboi8204]

the CEO HAD to be doing a very poor ass job of managing the company if the stock's price was so low that Paul could come in and profit simply by selling off all assets. To me, that is a healthy check and balance system to ALL CEO's that come in and run the company so shittily that it drops the price that low.

[@AlexsYoutubeAcct]

Pee Pee Boi thank you. These other commenters calling him names are fucking morons that can’t comprehend business.

[@snickerszn8459]

People still do this today

[@noahmatthew6658]

This guy learned from his dad to lie through your teeth about how you made money and never stop

[@Orf]

Lol

[@Hifcrea]

When dans concerned who gives a fuck. Your just a bitch

[@jamalginsburg7277]

His father was screwed by the US federal government.

[@empireStyle]

His poker stuff is a front. His skills in poker is nothing special. That trust fund had millions in it. His dad made 400 million in ONE year, so imagine how much was put into the trust fund over the years - thats millions and millions + offshore accounts that no one back in the day was able to find. Dan is just chillin on the daddy money. I wont blame him. Me and you would fucking do the same thing he is doing, probably not as good as him even

[@ganggnag6362]

ya dude and thats just 1 YEAR lol he was doing that shit for awhile.. the shit is a front.. this dude couldnt even win a $1 poker game bruh and he was streaming playin poker and every sec hes asking his buddy "wat shud i do wat shud i do" lmao hes ass and a front he aint win shit from poker we all know it

[@jonasjezussek6882]

to make money in piker u need just 6 rich guys who're worse than u

[@anduin1]

fuck the government, they take your money and spend it how they want and then make it seem like youre the bad guy for not paying them

[@suavesowavy4650]

Morgan Freeman facts I’d be living my best life

[@devinmac445]

gang gnag stop the hatin

[@michaelweston2285]

love his watered down version of explaining how his dad stole millions from senior citizens

[@AcousticSilkvibes]

what did his dad do?

[@michaelweston2285]

@Voice Of Reason 4U and probably yours and half the governments on the planet, and most of the governments in Africa rob and kill their own people, the governments in Central America are powerless to drug cartels, half the Middle East harbor terrorists camps, and this world is not a Utopia. what's your point?

[@trevorstafford3286]

.

[@roxannabristow4461]

Michael Weston so does he. He tried to sucker me but I caught on

[@preciousendsian5496]

Hmm .. probably Not as Douchy as BERNIE MADOFF who screwed many many senior citizens !!!!

[@TruthTalk1221]

It’s too bad he had a loss of 50 million as of 2019 and got kicked out of his 65 milly mansion. Yup a real comeback kid.

[@joego7924]

He was renting that place

[@aydinsha]

@James Franko it wasn't his mansion. And it's because Dan, like all his other lies (winning money from poker, finishing SEAL training), was pretending he bought that mansion.

[@jewellui]

Just his investors money...

[@OregonGrower420]

Dan is the same as his dad and nothing but a scammer. The same will happen to him and he’ll be left with nothing to live the rest of his life like the scammers that whole family is

[@jewellui]

Oregon grower his family got away with the money though, I think he will keep making good money due to his fame.

[@CMRinehart]

Per the Wall Street Journal: For years Paul Bilzerian appealed legal setbacks, tied up regulators with dozens of lawsuits and motions-often acting as his own lawyer-and used offshore and domestic trusts, partnerships and charities to protect assets for his family. That included assets set aside for son Dan Bilzerian, a social-media star who has attracted millions of online followers by flaunting his exploits with cars, guns, bikini-clad women and high-stakes poker.

[@SKID-eo1lb]

Paul Bilzerian Net worth : 1980 $200 million + in today's dollars about $500 Million and everyone wonders why Dan Bilzerian is so RICH!!? C'mon it's NOT from playing poker grow the fuck up.

[@elguerokabron]

Morgan Freeman he sounds like a classical jackass american, lol What school did you guys go to

[@MoJohns]

I love his final comments, "hey my dad is a war hero, laws dont apply to him and stealing money isnt a big deal"

[@Mamss_]

He didn’t say that, I don’t think you know how quotations work.

[@Ryan-jx4vh]

I don’t hate him at all, but he basically admits he kept 2/3rd’s of a trust fund. I just wish he would say he has made money in poker and he has a trust fund. He didn’t make all his money at poker.. just keep it real.

[@whatever-wn1nk]

he didn't make ANY money at poker

[@whatever-wn1nk]

jesus, man, why you so stupid, he is not good enough to be making money at poker, open your fucking eyes

[@ulosen]

private high roller games with billionaires can be softer then what you expect

[@bullred9498]

ulosen Oh you’ve played private poker games with billionaires? Have you even met a billionaire

[@jasonnance3797]

He didn't make shit at playing poker. He is a known "Donk" in the poker community. Trust me, You'll never see/hear of him playing the big money cash-game players (Ivey, Dwan, Farha, Benyamine..etc...) cause they would take every cent from him within minutes..

[@cryptojohan9042]

Hes selling just a story... his dad had the money...

[@parrishking4746]

"He lost the house.... the Tampa house" lol

[@peepeeboi8204]

nah he sold it to an offshore shell company, and then two weeks later, his wife's parents were basically gifted 99% interest in the same shell company. LMFAO

[@traveller403]

Shouts out to dans dad fr fr he hooked his little homie up I respect that. ✊🏻

[@Eskii_NZL]

Went away for life but set his family up for life in the process, real provider even tho hes a scumbag 😂

[@nukem270]

So according to Dan his dad is like the Wall Street batman

[@jvr6809]

robin hood

[@jbanks1819]

OK gets money and gives it to who exactly.

[@lkb4781]

His only regret was that he had boneitus

[@edelachtbare100]

Only problem was his dad ruined the little guys, and didn't give any money to the people

[@TechSword]

"When you take over a company and sell off the assets, the only one who loses is the CEO." And EVERYONE who works for the company because they lose their jobs. Even if someone starts another company to fill the void caused by the first company's closure, they won't be hiring those people. Dan's just spouting some ridiculous propaganda that Dan's father told him to make himself look like a good guy instead of the financial vampire that he is.

[@HRM.H]

I hope you know that selling off assets doenst even shut down a company???? Its just transfer ownership and a normal stable company could just continuou functioning. The only ones affected are the ones relying on the majority stake holder. ( also know as the property manager )

[@TechSword]

@@HRM.H Really? That assuming that one company buys all the assets. Given that the assets are generally sold in lots via auction, how are you going to guarantee one buyer? A friend of mine used to go to those auctions - the computers, office equipment and office furniture were sold in different lots. Sometimes in multiple lots for each category. One company can buy the factory building and another buy all the machinery in the factory. How's that going to work for keeping the factory open?

[@HRM.H]

@@TechSword simple , private ownership

[@TechSword]

@@HRM.H private ownership by whom? By the employees? Someone from Deux Ex Machina group? Jeff Bezos? If the patients that the company relied on in their manufacturing get sold to AT&T, what is "private ownership" going to do about that? Demand free licensing from AT&T for the new company?

[@TechSword]

@@HRM.H Oh, BTW "private ownership" is actually a completely meaningless response to my questions.

[@im4485]

this makes me think that he never won anything and all the money he has is his dad's...the games could be just setups and are fake sources of his income

[@doramason]

it is called money laundring, gambling used a lot

[@jasonnance3797]

He has never won shit in the poker world. He is a laughter in the poker circles. The pros wish to God they could get him on their cash-game tables to make mince-meat of this 'fish'

[@AlexsYoutubeAcct]

Jason Nance zero of that is true.

[@Gcal1956]

No son will admit or come to terms that their father is a thief or dirt bag. NO matter what they did.

[@ryhu4755]

What exactly did his dad do? Other than raid other scumbags?

[@jacobtolbert7156]

Fuck Dan Bilzerian, dude is partying on money that sold out whole towns, fuck these scum bags.

[@luisvilla799]

Ya no my dad is a scum bag

[@christophersmith8486]

Gcal1956 ever

[@QtotheA]

What star sign are you? Just curious.

[@RTBDegenerate]

There is always a story with these characters.

[@ashishhq]

His dad went to every college we teens can possible think of. Stanford, Harvard business school, univ of Miami, etc

[@aissa196]

The 1980's Corporate Raiders. One of the most incredible times in U.S. Private Sector History.

[@MrAirController]

Love these interviews. Thanks and well done Graham

[@victorespino5650]

"They're going in there like we're poor" lol

[@supersnapp]

Right, a guy who is a fraud is going to explain to me why fraud is ok.

[@chrisfeleciano-ws1ze]

Funny he's speaking on himself in this interview LOL...

[@michaeljustmichael9357]

He owed 60 million to the government. His money went missing and now his son has millions from "gambling" I get it. Get in where you fit in Dan I'm not mad at ya!

[@johndavisonrockefeller2427]

His money didnt go missing. He trustfunded all his money to his family before the 60 million Dollar punishment. Dan got 160 million dollar from his dad

[@TrollProductionsMC]

@@johndavisonrockefeller2427 explains why it wassent such a hard decision for dan to sing of a little bit of that money over, i bet the fbi knew that he got the money from his dad.

[@ganggnag6362]

@@johndavisonrockefeller2427 he says he gave his trust to his bro but its bs theres court documents online that he asked the gov for permission to sell the stocks (his trust had stocks in it) everything he says its bs lol his dad has hella offshore assets n money the gov cant touch lol he got put back in jail cause they found out bout his offshore shit and he nvr told em bout it lol dan guys a clown he cudnt even win a $1 poker game n asking his buddy wat shud i do what shud i do every second

[@thalessilva1]

@@johndavisonrockefeller2427 i want some tips with you sir. You were the greatest businessman of your time.If you were starting today what you would try to do?

[@JJR_77]

John Davison Rockefeller most of it is probably dirty money

[@Gcal1956]

I'd love to hear the facts of the case. As in exact proof the government had against his dad and lay that out in the open. I bet it vastly different from what Dan says here.

[@MoejiiOsmanTV]

Gcal1956 duhhhh

[@plh8707]

It is.

[@keithremedy]

It’s a lot different then what he says. I’ve had personal dealings with Dan in the last four years. I work in the CBD and cannabis industry and work for a Security firm. He’s a straight scumbag and snake. Before I knew what a rotten person he is I helped two of my high school girlfriends get a job with his company Ignite and they both got screwed. My other friend that currently lives with him she’s basically a Coked up escort now. Almost everything he says in this interview is a lie

[@lionlion7463]

Damn dawg I almost teared up when I saw the picture. I never had a loving family

[@leoncruz9918]

You have brothers in arms somewhere in the world you never knew existed

[@Orf]

1:15 everybody wins! ...I mean some people lost their jobs but you know

[@graylobo133]

War hero or not, a crook is a crook.

[@mathewveno8739]

graylobo133 war hero ? He was never in a war

[@StelioKontos42069]

@@mathewveno8739 vietnam apparently

[@looneyguygamer1351]

This man is a machine

[@Freakyguy666]

Ya a BS Machine.

[@austinkelly5441]

His Tampa house was dope in Avila... fucking castle looked like the Palace of Versailles

[@cyberla]

In person, Dan is really an easy going guy.

[@tdawg719]

I like how he down played how a bunch of people lost their jobs

[@chunwong7205]

The jobs get recreated; yeah, like in India.

[@TOMVUTHEPIMP]

I'm pretty sure his dad and his brother renounced their US citizenship. Thats why they live in St Kitts. I know his brother did. I'm guessing mom and dad did too.

[@aldoraine1400]

Yeah I’m sure they used flash bangs when entering his dads home

[@stachowi]

Love how he dismisses all of the layoffs... um, those are real people that your dad fired.

[@PeterMasalski93]

Dad is a crook, son is a crook.. a family of criminals..

[@danialK9]

His hand touching the back of his head is one of his tells when he lies. Example at @ 5:57.That's one of the first universal subconscious moves you are trained to stop doing to hide when you lie, but he can't help himself because he's a terrible liar. And he thinks people will believe he made millions at poker.

[@rhymeandreasoning]

Is that Dan at the 0:15 mark on the right ? WOW- DUDE REALLY REDID HIMSELF.

[@SimonGrillo]

That's not him

[@martymasters1894]

It's his twin brother Adam

[@puzzlehead663]

Lit

[@cubanmissl3818]

This dude just describe what ceo do sounds to me he knows what he’s talking about but still decides to be like his dad.

[@Icebergslim91]

Did he just try to justify Assets Stripping a company as a almost victimless crime?

[@AlexsYoutubeAcct]

How is it a crime if you’re the shareholder ? I’ll wait. Tax fraud was his crime.

[@robs9827]

Would love to be at party boat with this dude 😆

[@FreeAsABeast]

Graham trying to look young is hilarious anybody else notice his outfit 😂😂

[@Reizermo]

that's some explanation of asset stripping!

[@georgecastro2746]

here's a fun idea: drink every time he says "you know"

[@darksydesamy]

You’d literally die one minute in.

[@flex_piper]

That's a bad idea, Alcohol poisoning for sure ya know.

[@maxbarnett833]

I’m now bladdered

[@mzie9110]

Used this yesterday. Got shitfaced and woke up naked on my neighbour's front yard

[@WILSON.1]

I can’t imagine being genuinely happy if I sat back and thought, “what is my claim to fame?” And it was becoming famous for posting soft core porn pictures of myself with trashy sluts who are also desperate for fame. And then not really having made any of the money I have. Dan gets short term pleasure from such activities but it’s sort of like heroine, with diminishing returns. If he gave away all of his money and embarked on a difficult journey, reaching the peak is where true satisfaction comes from.

[@keithremedy]

WILSON! One of my friends lives with him and she’s basically became an escort. These girls sleep with him just for money and social media attention

[@acezNeighties]

One of the best groomed beards ill give him that

[@JB-mr3cr]

don't give him that ... ;)

[@brandonwoodard1515]

Give him that ;)

[@benjaminjeanes998]

COMABTINEFFECTIVE .. His beard is awful

[@YourBoyGoose]

Looks like my pubes

[@goldengoat1737]

Yea that beard is on fleek!

[@2009shamrocks]

If I got $1 for every time this guy said “like” I’d probably be richer than him.

[@olmec_____5536]

Yikes

[@patnor7354]

According to the news (July 2020) you probably already are...

[@Matt-cr4vv]

It's fun to hear this story now that the stories about Dan milking Ignite for everything have come out

[@saltymonke3682]

Corporate raiders are not thieves. They are assholes, but not thieves.

[@pedrolima3176]

👏

[@InvestBetter.]

Outside of hustling people out of $62 Million, his father seems like a swell guy. Michael Milken was innocent. I always knew it.....

[@NBAkingsfan10]

Fuck he is a cool guy

[@ndn2589]

First he said he hasn't paid a nickel and then he goes he paid some

[@theshadowtalks]

Only time I've seen Grahams eyebrows dancing. The BS meter was full tilt! LMAO

[@charliebrown316]

It’s true his dad left him money but I mean Mike Tyson blew threw 500 million at one point and Dan looks like he’s doing fine still blowing that 💰

[@richiehustle]

Real talk about Mike Tyson?

[@TheArtfryne]

and look how times have changed, Fed purchasing junk bonds

[@nickmichas6]

Paul Bilzarian was a Green Beret?

[@Skb2005]

LOL the only guys who get hurt are the CEOs... yes that is 100% accurate. Perfect perfect explanation.

[@mirzapa]

“Being made an example of..” Hahahaha

[@jefftX]

I don’t care what anyone says, Dan did nothing wrong, his dad did, so Dan got lucky in life. Happens to some. See the kardashians. If your parents figure out the game, your life is easy. This is how it will always be. I know a dude who barely graduated high school but is in a brand new custom built home with a two music studios, in ground pool, brand new 90k truck, and a great job. His dad started the company and he was next in line.

[@froggiefrogman4190]

This dude is the first person I've wver actually heard say "so I don't know, ya know, who knows?" All at the same time.

[@mynorflores1393]

😂

[@lubag107]

🤣💀😂

[@DaddyBLUE90S]

Let's be honest nobody would want to tell a story like this about their family..

[@munib1000]

So his dad made $400 million in just one year and had trust funds for both his kids but he's stil going I had all my money off poker but I do like Dan and I have to say im green about the way he lives.

[@tresmith3756]

munib1000 I see your point. But we all know he is completely lying

[@doublezzranch849]

tre smith : Agreed.

[@johnkraemer4647]

He gave up one third of his daddy's stolen money in his trust fund so not forced to renounce his US citizenship and live with mom and dad. This guy is a well tuned liar , but a lucky one at that!

[@mrnash2514]

Lmao man can you blame him ?? I'd be living it up too minus all the women i think thats too much

[@leadfarmer9396]

cocaines a hell of a drug

[@FourLetterGT]

leadfarmer L

[@leoncruz9918]

It’s some good shit

[@GTAFINESTWAR]

leon cruz Leon shut the fuck up

[@rame-sprayer]

i think when is saying is had make is money playing poker he mean "bluffing" and yeah is kind of good at it as many get into it during many years...

[@agreen123]

Neck crack from 4:04-4:05

[@willmcdaniel5989]

God that made me cringe..fuck this guy

[@clarkslain3106]

What I’ve read is he basically gave his friends money to all buy a bunch of the same stock to circumvent certain alarms going off at a company in the stock exchange that the company is being completely bought up by one buyer(Bilzerian and his buddies). Not a murderer like ppl make it sound but still real shady lol.

[@joslinnick]

Like father, like son...

[@1979augistine]

Thinks his dads real heroic and now we know why his business is as wicked at it is

[@AcousticSilkvibes]

All these people in the comments complaining about his trust funds. I guarantee if you were rich enough to have trust funds for your kids, you would do it too. If not why does everyone want to be rich? Its obviously so you can give your kids the best possible start.

[@onlystandup9446]

Acoustic Silk Shut-up. False equivalence idiocy. He's a liar. Save your opinions for a post or video where it's relevant.

[@Rocmax417]

Only Standup how is what he said not relevant

[@Mike-.747]

Why do you beep words? This is grown up viewing

[@mccloud_n9ne981]

Mike B so it doesn’t get demonetized

[@brie3679]

Being a war hero doesn’t negate all the other fucked up shit his father did. Serial killers have fought in wars and have accolades of their time there. There’s been serial killers who were awarded for their time in active duty. Are we supposed to excuse them murdering a bunch of innocent people on their own soil, for no reason other than sick desire, because they got some awards for their service?

[@pjumtso]

DB: He buys undervalued companies, sells all it's assets and everyone makes money GB: So your father is a really successful businessman. That's illegal and for him to call Paul Bilzerian a very successful businessman. C'mon.

[@adrianblackwell29]

Fighting from St. Kitt? Poor man, what a horrible fate.

[@HorseFromHell]

So many jealous people in the comments... he's got a better life than 99.9% of us. Get over it.

[@FirstLast-ny6tg]

I think for most, it's not that he's wealthy. It's how his family accumulated the wealth.

[@HorseFromHell]

But in the end nobody cares how you got your money, and you shouldn't care what other people think, just like him. Why would he care what we think. He's got the wealth and the great life, we don't. I'm jealous, obviously I wish i could inherit wealth, but prob not going to happen. You get one life, on your death bed, will you look back or will anyone look back and care? No they won't. Just my opinion but I think take what you can get for free and enjoy, who cares what others think.

[@FirstLast-ny6tg]

Then you've never been in dire straits and you're oblivious. Look at it like blood diamonds. Could you spend money that you inherited knowing it ruined the careers of some hard working men and the financial security of families? Obviously he didn't participate in the crime but the money is still tainted. His father was nefarious and he is a piece of shit. He admitted his father never paid a dime back while Dan sits there living large.

[@HorseFromHell]

I can agree with what your saying as I wasn't thinking about the money being tainted. To be honest I may think differently about it, I have no idea. All I know is that if someone wanted to help me out or give me a large sum of money, I wouldn't say no just because I didn't earn it. I would take it for sure. I've never had someone do that and prob never will as my family doesn't have money. If it ever does, I'll let you know haha.

[@jacobtolbert7156]

If that were you or your mother, father or grandfather that his pops basically dismantled their life for a quick buck, you might care a little more. Don’t worry, you’ve got something coming back to you, just like Dan.

[@mikexxxmilly]

I don't believe a word of that raid story lmao

[@jamalginsburg7277]

You should check out the actual case against Paul Bilzerian. He was screwed by the federal government.

[@FishfryOGMcTaco]

I bet he has summers eve tattooed on his stomach.

[@Mugicha808]

Why's my recommendations full of Dan Bilzerian all of a sudden?

[@kaizotrap2068]

Like Father Like Son

[@picklerickrickpickle]

No way he made all of his mo ey off poker

[@onlystandup9446]

john pratt No kidding, this guy does not possess the IQ or honesty to accomplish anything. Then add in the mind numbing effect of all the drugs.

[@savagesavage4444]

wow the name bilzerian sounds so brutal lol

[@benjaminjeanes998]

Dad was green beret and him a seal. I would be discriminating if i blamed the military. Apparently the only thing good about this worthless family is their service as premium foot soldiers.

[@Moishe555]

This guys like a modern king leonidas

[@JJR_77]

I understand financial crime is terrible but putting him in a maximum security prison seems a little excessive

[@thc7865]

Poker yeah right

[@juantamad6576]

Trust Fund Baby.

[@Exolofy]

0:25 whos the hottie?

[@tig-nasty2829]

All that and now you’re doing the same .. it’s like you’re telling your own story 🤣

[@evo5349]

Tuff! Deal with it.

[@chalachin4452]

His dad was a convicted criminal hence explains why the govt went after him. Saying you win $50mn in poker is convenient excuse to cover the truth, has he pay any taxes on that poker income?

[@seanodonovan225]

Dan “you know” bilzerian

[@snitchesgetstitches7487]

Your dad is a thief and got caught richy rich. Poor baby.

[@Cijulusjohnson]

So much hate comments! Relax guys!

[@paulmader1052]

Behind every great fortune is a great crime 😉

[@toby91912001able]

Yeah, a bunch of people lose their jobs. They will find another... No big deal... But I traumatized in high school...

[@jackwanker9429]

In life you either rob or get robbed you choose!

[@jamesireland9188]

Alot of negative shit talkers on here lol comment section always makes me laugh everyone knows it all

[@olmec_____5536]

Bunch of jealous fuckheads