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Rick Salomon is a Neptune Township, New Jersey-born American professional poker player, filmmaker as well as an actor who is best known for being the winner of “The World Series of Poker” in 2014. Born on 24 January 1968, he is also noted for dating major Hollywood celebrities including Pamela Anderson, and Paris Hilton among others.

A rich socialite, a filmmaker as well as an owner of a successful gambling website, how rich is Rick Salomon? As of 2015, Rick counts his net worth at an estimated $30 million. Most of his wealth comes from his games of poker, where an example of has proven worth was winning $2.8 million prize money in the 2014 “World Series of Poker”. His next source of income is his gambling site. Apart from poker, Rick has also added to his wealth from occasional acting, and producing movies.

Rick Salomon Net Worth $30 Million

Raised in New Jersey, Rick was born to an affluent family, as his father, Robert Jess Salomon, is a former executive vice-president at Warner Bros. Rick rose to fame as his sex tape with his then-girlfriend; Paris Hilton went public in 2003. Even though he sued Paris at first for letting the tape go public and tarnishing his reputation, he ended up distributing the tape himself in 2004. The tape is entitled “1 Night in Paris” and was released through Red Light District Video, an adult-film company. This issue with the sex tape played role in making Rick a known face in the media and also contributed to his wealth.

Keen towards the game of poker, Rick has made a fortune from his poker-related website venture, which offers online gambling. He has also made money from participating in various poker games.

Along with his poker, Rick has also managed to show prominence in Hollywood movies as an actor. He has already had roles in movies such as “My Sister’s Keeper”, “Bob’s Video” and “Alpha Dog”. Rick’s involvement in movies and films is not restricted only to acting, as he has also produced films including “First In”, “American Girl”, “Who’s Your Caddy” and more. All these projects have obviously added a lot to Rick’s net worth.

Rick has gained publicity by dating many high profile celebrities, however. he has also been married four times, twice to Pamela Anderson. His first marriage was with actress Elizabeth Daily (1995-2000) with whom he has two children. He then married another actress, Shannen Doherty in 2002, only to annul the marriage after nine months. In 2007, Rick became an eye candy for the media as he married model and actress, Pamela Anderson; their marriage was also annulled, after five months, but the couple married again, in 2014, only to divorce in 2015.

As of late 2015, Rick leads his life as an apparently single divorcee, continues to play professional poker, and has also been involved in film-making.