After hitting headlines last week for throwing a porn star off the roof of his LA mansion, there is just about nothing Dan can get away with.
At the age of 33, the online show-off is worth more than £60million - largely made through high-stakes poker games.
But the former US Navy Seal, who has catapulted to fame through posting photos of strippers, flash cars and his amazing homes to his Instagram account, says he only shares everything because he appreciates what he has.
He revealed: "I know I'm very fortunate to live a life that most people can only fantasise about so I wanted to share that."
After living a life full of fast cars, beautiful women and hard drugs, Dan admitted in an interview with the Sun that his wake-up call came when he was 25.
He woke up in hospital thanks to a four day party bender with doctors telling him he had suffered two heart-attacks.
He said: "I had been partying for four days without a break.
"I was doing drugs, such as coke and ecstasy, and met a stripper who came back to my place.
"I popped a viagra and nothing happened so I took another one and then boom. Next thing I remember is waking up in hospital."
Of course, Dan kept the fast cars and beautiful women but confessed it was the last time he had taken recreational drugs - or viagra.“I popped a viagra and nothing happened so I took another one and then boom.”Dan Bilzerian
Now with one million followers on Facebook and more than 1.5million on Instagram, the social media star admits he owes a lot of his life to poker.
When asked where he stands with the best, he told All In magazine: "It depends on how you define poker.
"If you look at poker as a sport like baseball, I'd be a minor league or high school player.
"If you look at it like a business then, I'm f****** Bill Gates."
He says remaining calm is the key to success on the big tables.
"The stakes are very high and you have to hold your nerve in the game.
"Being a poker player, you cannot worry about what you're going to lose."
But despite playing poker at tables that have featured Hollywood actors Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire, Dan says it is not about the huge profits and is more about happiness.
He said: "Your whole life you've got to do what makes you happy.
"This is what makes me happy."
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