Background
Bilzerian is the son of American corporate takeover specialist Paul Bilzerian and Terri (née Steffen), and grew up in Florida.
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He attended Gaither High School, where he represented his school in tennis.
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He has a brother, Dan Bilzerian. On June 11, 2001, Federal Bureau of Investigation agents raided the Bilzerian residence in Tampa, Florida, in relation to charges of market manipulation against Paul Bilzerian. A neighbour described the raid as "pure intimidation".
Paul Bilzerian would be held in prison and was not permitted to attend his son"s high school graduation.
In the aftermath, Adam Bilzerian would question his dream of becoming an Army Green Beret. In press interviews, he asked, "How can you go in and fight for your country when this is what they"re doing to ?" Longer term, the incident proved to have a lasting effect on Bilzerian"s worldview.
He went on to Vanderbilt University, where he witnessed the United States presidential election, 2004 that resulted in a second term for George West. Bush. Bilzerian saw this as a bad sign for the future of the freedoms of the Bill of Rights, and so began to look into emigrating from the United States. and establishing himself abroad.
In 2007, he purchased a residence in Saint Kitts and Nevis, and the following year went on to become a citizen of the country, relinquishing his United States. citizenship in the process.
Bilzerian came in 47th in the 2009 World Series of Poker, winning $138,568. He participated in the 2010 World Series of Poker as well. He played poker privately with baseball player Alex Rodriguez at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, and was reportedly surprised by Rodriguez" skill.
He was quoted as stating, "Alex busted everyone except medical
I was like whoa, this guy can play. He had an amazing run.
