Dan hasn’t announced it himself yet, but last night he won his $1.2 million cycling bet by cycling 300 miles from Las Vegas to Los Angeles through the Mojave Desert. This means he doesn’t have to forfeit his Gulfstream jet, which has to be a sigh of relief for the Instagram playboy.

As we told you yesterday, on Tuesday Dan started out in Vegas with a police escort:

Last night he made it to Los Angeles. You can watch him ride into L.A. with an escort from the LAPD via 48hourbet.com.

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Sam Perkins, the hedge fund manager/poker player Dan struck the bet with, congratulated him last night:

@DanBilzerian 25 miles away, controversial van removed 100ish miles out, no doubt Dan smoked this on a few drugs & adrenaline #EgoMotivation

Then in the fourth quarter of Game 2, Jordan rose for a right-handed layup, encountered the long-armed Sam Perkins, switched to his left hand and kissed the ball in off the glass on the other side. If you LOVE Live at the Bike! And want access to exclusive content and emojis, become a YouTube member! Support us here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvO. The mind-blowing Triton Million event got underway on Thursday in London as 54 players forked up a cool million pounds to play in what became the largest buy-in event with the biggest first prize in poker history. After the first day of play 36 players remain with Bill Perkins leading the way chased by a.

— Bill Perkins (Guy) (@bp22) March 31, 2016

As did other people in the poker community:

My man @DanBilzerian just crushed that race, and earned me a little something. Good job! #champion#beast

— Brian Rast (@tsarrast) March 31, 2016

Nice one @DanBilzerian! 🚴🏻Watched all of @bp22 periscope updates. Your ride generated endless entertainment and prop betting for everyone!

— Phil Laak (@PhilLaak) March 31, 2016

He made it, because of course he did. Did you ever doubt him?

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The WSOP organisers have inserted a rule into the regulations concerning the 2020 Main Event stipulating that all final players must pass a COVID-19 test.

This might sound obvious given the current climate but the reliability of such tests has been thrown into doubt of late. Elon Musk took four tests on the same day last week only to pass two and fail two, with no clear answer on his true state of health.

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There is also concern about multiple players possibly being missing from either final table. What about the heads-up finale? It would be embarrassing to call that off on the eve of play having dragged a player from across the ocean to play only to disqualify them.

Up in the Air

When the WSOP 2020 Main Event was announced with an online-live hybrid format there were many skeptical voices. The current state of international travel is a complete mess, with no firm timetable for any improvement.

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WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart said:

“There must be a world champion in 2020. Poker’s history is too important. It’s a unique format for the Main Event, but this is a unique year. We want to keep players’ health and safety top of mind and still deliver a great televised showcase for the game we love.”

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Health being a particular noteworthy point. It’s all very well saying that any player testing positive will be disqualified, but unless a vaccine program starts soon we might find ourselves short of players.

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