[Boris]

His house in Palo Alto has to be worth $2m at a minimum. That's community property though so I'm not sure it counts. It also could have a decent mortgage, but assuming he purchased prior to the big real estate boom, I'm sure he's way above water on it. It's a nice house in the very best section of a rich town.

Hellmuth is definitely an enigma. His poker reasoning often appears to be flawed based on his articles for magazines. The limit section of his book is just plain maniac. I've heard tons of rumors about his bad play in side games.

On the other hand, the only reliable first hand account I have of him playing in side games, he took a brutal beat. He also does do well in many tournaments. I've never heard rumors of him being a deadbeat to backers, unlike many other big name tourny stars. Who the hell knows. Probably his childish attitude garners much more gossip than is warranted. At the very least he is most likely an above average tourny player.