Rick Salomon

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American poker player (born 1969)

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nameRick Salomon
imageRick Salomon 2018.jpg
captionSalomon in 2018
birth_nameRichard Allan Salomon
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birth_placeNeptune Township, New Jersey, U.S.
occupationPoker player
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* {{marriageE. G. Daily
* {{marriageShannen Doherty
* {{marriagePamela Anderson
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children2
years active2003–present
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Richard Allan Salomon (born January 24, 1969) is an American high-stakes poker player, who is best known for his 2004 sex tape with Paris Hilton. He had high-profile marriages with E.G. Daily, Shannen Doherty, and Pamela Anderson. As a poker player, Salomon won $2.8 million in 2014, $3.3 million in 2016, and $2.84 million in the 2018 versions of the World Series of Poker's Big One for One Drop.

Early life

Salomon was born and raised in Neptune Township, New Jersey. He is Jewish.

Career

Salomon owned an online gambling site.

On July 1, 2014, he won $2.8 million in the World Series of Poker's Big One for One Drop. Four years later, he won $2.84 million at the same event.

Salomon has made regular TV poker appearances on PokerGO shows including World Series of Poker coverage, Super High Roller Bowl coverage, Rob's Home Game, Poker After Dark, and High Stakes Poker. Salomon was one of the new players appearing in Season 8 of High Stakes Poker and appeared in the first eight episodes. Salomon played one of the biggest pots of the season against Bryn Kenney, when he beat Kenney's set with a straight, winning $868,200.

Salomon has not been cashing since 2018, after accumulating live tournament winnings in excess of $9.9 million.

Personal life

Sex tape

Main article: 1 Night in Paris

In 2003, a sex tape featuring Salomon and then-girlfriend Paris Hilton was leaked onto the Internet. Shortly afterward, Salomon filed a lawsuit against the company that distributed the tape, and against the Hilton family, whom he accused of tarnishing his reputation by suggesting that he had exploited Hilton. Salomon further claimed in his $10 million suit that representatives of the Hiltons tried to discourage media outlets from playing excerpts of the tape by saying that Hilton was underage when the tape was made (which would have made showing the tape illegal – Hilton was actually 20 when the tape was filmed), and were attempting to crush him to preserve the image they had created for her. Hilton later sued the company that released the tape, Kahatani Ltd., for $30 million for violation of privacy and emotional distress.

In April 2004, Salomon began distributing the tape himself through the adult film company Red Light District Video under the title 1 Night in Paris. In July 2004, Salomon dropped his lawsuit against the Hilton family after Paris Hilton's privacy lawsuit was thrown out of court. Salomon and Red Light District Video agreed to pay Hilton $400,000 plus a percentage of the tape's sale profit.

Marriages

In 1995, Salomon married voice actress Elizabeth Daily. The couple had two daughters, before divorcing in 2000.

In 2002, Salomon married actress Shannen Doherty. The marriage was annulled after nine months.

On September 29, 2007, Salomon and actress Pamela Anderson applied for a marriage license in Las Vegas. Anderson had told talk-show host Ellen DeGeneres in September that she was engaged; she referred to her fiancé only as a poker player. The couple married on October 6, 2007, during a break between the 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. shows of "Hans Klok's The Beauty of Magic" at Planet Hollywood resort, where Anderson was starring as a magician's assistant. Salomon and Anderson separated less than ten weeks later and, on December 14, Anderson filed for divorce citing irreconcilable differences. Two days later, Anderson and Salomon were seen shopping together. Anderson later posted a message on her website indicating that they were reconciling. In February 2008, Anderson filed to have the marriage annulled, citing fraud. The following month, Salomon also filed for an annulment, and also cited fraud. The marriage was annulled on March 24, 2008.

In January 2014, Anderson announced that she and Salomon had married on an unspecified date.

Anderson again filed for divorce from Salomon on July 3, 2014, while Salomon filed for an annulment in Nevada on grounds of fraud. On April 29, 2015, her divorce was granted, with a $1 million settlement payment from Salomon to Anderson.

References

References

  1. "Rick Salomon - Poker Player Profile by www.pokerlistings.com".
  2. (July 3, 2014). "Rick Salomon, ex of Paris Hilton, Pamela Anderson and Shannen Doherty, scores in poker stud, too". [[Daily News (New York).
  3. Kaminsky, Carl. (April 30, 2015). "Pamela Anderson Gets $1 Million and a Divorce from Hubby Rick Salomon". Jewish Business News.
  4. Martin, Guy. (July 10, 2004). "Downloads are a girl's best friend". [[The Age]].
  5. "Home : Players : Rick Salomon".
  6. (July 17, 2018). "Official Final Table Results".
  7. Holloway, Chad. (December 10, 2020). "High Stakes Poker Season 8 Debuts Wed.; Gabe Kaplan & AJ Benza Are Back".
  8. Holloway, Chad. (February 4, 2021). "High Stakes Poker S8 E8: Find Out Which Player Went Broke & Quit the Game".
  9. Carter, Barry. (January 11, 2011). "News: $868,200 pot on High Stakes Poker".
  10. "Rick Salomon's profile on The Hendon Mob".
  11. Hiatt, Brian. (November 18, 2003). "Paris Hilton is "embarrassed" by sex tape".
  12. The Smoking Gun [http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/paristapesuit1.html Paris sex tape lawsuit]
  13. (February 9, 2004). "Paris Hilton sues over Internet sex tape". cnn.com.
  14. Silverman, Stephen M.. (April 30, 2004). "X-Rated Paris Tape Goes to Home Video". People.
  15. Susman, Gary. (July 13, 2007). "Paris Hilton donates porn proceeds to charity".
  16. (October 7, 2007). "Pam Anderson Weds Rick Salomon". US Magazine.
  17. Parker, Eloise. (December 1, 2011). "Top 10 Celebrity Annulments".
  18. (October 1, 2007). "Anderson to marry Paris Hilton ex".
  19. Gray, Rick. (October 7, 2007). "Pamela Anderson Weds Rick Salomon". People.
  20. (December 17, 2007). "Pamela Anderson Divorcing Rick Salomon?". People.
  21. (January 3, 2008). "Pamela Anderson Appears to Move Ahead with Divorce". People.
  22. (March 21, 2008). "Rick Salomon Now Claims Fraud in Pam Anderson Marriage". People.
  23. Silverman, Stephen M.. (March 24, 2008). "Pam Anderson & Rick Salomon's Marriage Annulled". people.com.
  24. Fleeman, Mike. (January 12, 2014). "Pamela Anderson Marries Rick Salomon a Second Time". [[People (magazine).
  25. Corriston, Michele. (February 12, 2015). "Pamela Anderson Files for Divorce from Rick Salomon Again". People.
  26. (March 17, 2015). "Pam Anderson — Rick Salomon Made $40 Mil Last Year ... Playing Poker with ONE GUY!!!". [[TMZ.com]].
  27. (April 29, 2015). "Pam Anderson, Rick Salomon Divorce Settled ... Pam Scores $1 Mil".

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