Daniel Brandon Bilzerian was born on December seven, 1980, in Tampa, Florida, the son of company takeover professional Paul Bilzerian and Terri Steffen. He may be the brother of fellow poker player Adam Bilzerian. He's of 50 % Armenian descent through his father. His father was a company raider on Wall Road who delivered both of those his sons with trust resources. Bilzerian claims to have analyzed for Dan Bilzerian four decades with the College of Florida, majoring in Small business and Criminology,but dropped from college or university to pursue a professional poker job.