Poker Bill Perkins
Bill Perkins was born in 1969 and is a film producer, hedge fund manager and amateur poker player. Even though he studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Iowa, he always wanted to start his own company. He studied intensively for many years, and he started his first company back in 1997. Since then he always had the spirit and the desire to go further in his career and business, while still keeping his humility and common sense.
UPDATE: Bill Perkins just announced that a TOP 7 poker pro is heavily involved in the cheating scandal: Top 7 pro in the world for sure and now completely obliterated my trust AFTER the confession. I’ll never play a game or tournament with him until this is rectified. — Bill Perkins (Guy) (@bp22) May 25, 2020. Top 7 is quite the statement.
The action was paused in the Daniel Negreanu vs. Doug Polk ‘Grudge Match’ under bizarre circumstances over the past 24 hours as Bill Perkins, who has a bet in place on the match’s outcome, accused. Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas. Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. The old adage that ‘money makes the world go round’ has never been more true than in poker, but even though the pros themselves are very wealthy – in multi-billionaire Bill Perkins case, richer than Croesus – the debate about ‘how much is too much?’ was sparked by a revelation this week.
He used his knowledge in various fields and was passionate about personal growth, so he managed to go way further than other companies in the same market. Later on in 2002, after gaining ten years of experience in the industry of energy trading, he joined the management of Centaurus Energy because he really loved venture capital and energy management. The time spent here was very productive and successful for both himself and the company, and it lasted until 2012 when the company was closed.
Bill Perkins then focused on funds specialized in trading natural gas. It is said that one hedge fund launched by him raised 102 million dollars, which is a lot…but still under the amount that Bill planned – between 300 and 600 million dollars.
He also really loves to play poker and he is very appreciated by fans of this game. He spent a lot of the money earned from hedge funds into playing poker and becoming better and better, and he eventually got to the point of playing high stakes games. His alias in the poker world is Gastrader and he is known for solid prop bets and tournaments with high buy-ins.
He always surrounded himself with professional players, so that he can learn and become better. Since he has a fortune consisting of 9 figures, he could afford to learn the hard way, by losing lots of money. So far he made around 2.6 million dollars from live tournaments, but probably the amount he lost and paid in entry fees over time is much bigger than that.
He also likes to bet and made quite some unusual bets over time. One of them was when he bet Dan Bilzerian $600,000 that he couldn’t ride a bike from Los Angeles to Las Vegas in 48 hours. Even though they had some arguments regarding the length of the trip, Bilzerian eventually completed the ride in 33 hours.
As mentioned before, Bill Perkins also has a career in movie production. Some of his films include Afterlife, Unthinkable and the Cat Run. He also owns a yacht from where he usually streams poker games on his Twitch channel. By combining all of his earnings from business and poker, we can estimate that Bill Perkins Net Worth in 2019 is that of around $400 million.
Bill Perkins in 2015 | |
| Born | February 2, 1969 (age 51) |
|---|---|
| Alma mater | University of Iowa (BS) |
| Occupation | Hedge fund manager, film producer, poker player |
William O. Perkins III (born February 2, 1969) is an American hedge fund manager, film producer and high stakes poker player from Houston, Texas.[1][2] Perkins focuses on venture capital and energy markets. He founded Small Ventures USA, L.P in 1997 and later joined Centaurus Energy in 2002. He currently manages Houston-based energy hedge fund, Skylar Capital.[3]
Perkins grew up in Jersey City, New Jersey the son of football player and politician Bill Perkins and graduated from St. Peter's Preparatory School in 1986. In 2016, he contributed $1.5 million towards the construction of the William O. Perkins III '86 Athletic Center at his alma mater.[4]
Career[edit]
Bill Perkins Poker Net Worth
Perkins graduated as Electrical and Electronics Engineer from the University of Iowa and worked under natural gas trader, John D. Arnold for several years before starting his own hedge fund. During his 12-year career, Perkins directed NorthernStar Natural Gas and was the CEO of Cutuco Energy Central America. Perkins actively traded the stock market turning a $1.25 million profit trading Goldman Sachs in September 2008.[5] In 2009 Perkins became involved in film production, producing various films including After.Life (2009), Unthinkable (2010), and Cat Run (2011).[6]
Poker[edit]
Perkins is a poker player and has entered multiple events including the World Series of PokerBig One for One Drop, PokerStars Big Game, PokerStars Caribbean Adventure and 'High stakes poker' as well as Poker Night On Wall Street.[3][7][8] Perkins is friends with Dan Bilzerian and they are often seen together.[9]
Poker Scandal Bill Perkins
As of 2019, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,400,000 of which $1,965,163 have come from his One Drop cash at the WSOP.[10]
References[edit]
- ^'William Perkins - The PokerStars.net Big Game'. thebiggame.pokerstars.net. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^'William O. Perkins III: Executive Profile & Biography'. BloombergBusiness. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^ abLinette Lopez (June 29, 2013). 'This Is The Hedge Fund Manager That Knocked David Einhorn Out Of The World Series Of Poker'. Business Insider. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Ojutiku, Mak. 'St. Peter's Prep holds groundbreaking for $5.25 million athletic center', The Jersey Journal, January 21, 2016. Accessed November 3, 2016. 'The facility's namesake, William 'Guy' Perkins, who was also present at the groundbreaking, provided a $1.5 million donation for the facility. Perkins, a Jersey City native, played for the school's football team before he graduated in 1986.'
- ^Phillips, Michael M. (September 24, 2008). 'Trader Makes a Quick $1.25 Million on Rescue, Then Slams It'. Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Leydon, Joe (June 26, 2010). 'Review: 'Unthinkable''. Variety. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Pamela Maldonado (June 27, 2013). 'Millionaire Businessmen Take On the Poker Pros in the $111,111 One Drop High Roller Event'. PokerNews Global. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Linette Lopez (July 23, 2013). 'Six Brilliant Hedge Fund Managers Played In A Secret Poker Tournament Last Night'. Houston Chronicle. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
- ^Pempus, Brian (April 7, 2016). 'Dan Bilzerian, Bill Perkins Thinking Of Double-Or-Nothing Bets To Follow $1.2M Bike Ride Gamble'. CardPlayer. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
- ^'William Perkins 'Bill''. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved April 8, 2018.
External links[edit]
Poker Player Bill Perkins
- Bill Perkins on IMDb