December has been an eventful month for high-stakes poker pro Dan Bilzerian (pictured). Known as the “King of Instagram,” the 34-year-old allegedly assaulted model Vanessa Castano while celebrating his birthday at a South Beach nightclub. Just days later, he was arrested, not for the altercation Miami, but for reportedly having bomb-making materials in his possession.
On Wednesday morning, one of my non-poker playing friends texted me to say, “Your boy Dan Bilzerian (pictured) was arrested at LAX yesterday and is being held without bail. My wife thinks he’s hot.” Yes, this is what the mainstream world knows about poker pro Dan Bilzerian, the industry’s bad boy and resident attention-seeker.