| 词条 | Chad Brown (poker player) |
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|name = Chad Brown |nickname = Downtown |image = Chad Brown WSOP Las Vegas 2012.png |caption = Chad Brown at 2012 WSOP |hometown = Los Angeles, California |birth_date = {{Birth date|1961|08|13|mf=yes}} |birth_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S. |death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|7|2|1961|8|13|mf=y}} |death_place = New York City, New York, U.S. |wsop bracelet count=None |wsop final tables=9 |wsop money finishes=38 |wsop main event best finish rank=97th |wsop main event best finish year=2007 |multi-year wsop winner= |wpt titles=None |wpt final tables=1 |wpt money finishes=10 |ept titles= None |ept final tables=1 |ept money finishes=4 |updated=2014-08-28 }}Chad Brown (August 13, 1961 – July 2, 2014) was an American actor, poker player and color commentator, based in Los Angeles, California.[1] BiographyEarly life and acting careerBrown was born in Manhattan, New York, in 1961. Brown was raised in The Bronx, where he began playing poker in Italian cafés. He moved to Los Angeles in the early 1990s where he began working in Hollywood. Brown has had some minor roles in television series and films, including Basket Case 2 and Miami Hustle. He also appeared as an assistant host on the game show Caesars Challenge in the early 1990s. Poker careerBrown was the presenter of the Ultimate Poker Challenge television series. He has finished in the money at several events in the World Series of Poker (WSOP), including third in the 2002 $1,500 Omaha hi-lo split event, second to Ted Forrest in the 2004 $1,500 seven-card stud event and second in the 2005 $2,000 seven-card stud hi-lo event. Brown made back to back final tables at 2005 World Series of Poker circuit events, including a third-place finish behind Chris Ferguson and Prahlad Friedman. Brown made 10 Final Tables at the WSOP, but never won a WSOP Bracelet in open competition. He finished runner-up three times and in third place three times.[2] In 2014 he was awarded an honorary World Series of Poker bracelet for his overall contributions to the game of poker.[3] Brown also made the final table of the World Poker Tour fourth season Bay 101 Shooting Stars Tournament, where he finished 6th. Brown won one of the biggest online poker tournaments in the 2006 World Championship of Online Poker $5000 H.O.R.S.E. event. He bested 174 other players to take down the $223,125 first prize and a gold bracelet. Brown made the finals of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship, defeating Yosh Nakano, Gabe Kaplan, Brad Booth, Kristy Gazes, and Gavin Smith before losing to Paul Wasicka 2-0 in the best-of-three final. In 2007, Brown cashed for the first time in the Main Event, coming in 97th place out of a field of 6,358 players, winning $67,535. Brown's biggest win came at the 2009 Gulf Coast Poker Championship at the Beau Rivage Resort & Casino in Biloxi, Mississippi. Brown and Vanessa Rousso served as the official celebrity hosts of the tournament. For first place, Brown earned $225,567. Brown was named Bluff Magazine’s Poker Player of the Year for 2006, and in his own words: “Winning player of the year is like an actor winning an Oscar”.[4] Brown's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,600,000.[5] His 38 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,220,357 of those winnings.[6] Brown was married to professional poker player Vanessa Rousso. The couple separated in early 2012.[7] DeathBrown died on July 2, 2014. In February 2011, he was diagnosed with liposarcoma and had a ten-pound tumor removed from his abdomen. Brown resumed his poker career despite having the rare cancer, only slowing down when he was no longer physically able to compete. Just prior to his death, the World Series of Poker honored him by awarding him an honorary bracelet for his achievements in poker, but Brown was unable to make the ceremony due to his condition. He died in hospice care at Calvary Hospital in his native New York at the age of 52.[8] References1. ^Pokerstars obituary 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wsop.com/news/2014/Jul/4931/CHAD-BROWN-1961-2014.html|title=CHAD BROWN (1961-2014)|author=Dalla, Nolan|publisher=WSOP.com|accessdate=July 5, 2014|date=July 2, 2014}} 3. ^Pokernews.com: Chad Brown: Playing The Hand He's Dealt 4. ^Chad Brown Named Bluff Magazine’s Poker Player of The Year {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402010744/http://news.bluffmagazine.com/chad-brown-named-bluff-magazine%E2%80%99s-poker-player-of-the-year-2161/ |date=April 2, 2012 }} 5. ^Hendon Mob tournament results 6. ^World Series of Poker Earnings, worldseriesofpoker.com 7. ^Casinocitytimes.com: Multi-talented Vanessa Rousso's game is peaking as the WSOP nears 8. ^{{Cite web |url=http://www.casino.org/news/poker-pro-chad-brown-succumbs-cancer-52 |title=Poker Pro Chad Brown Succumbs to Cancer at 52 |last=Horridge |first=Kevin |date=July 2, 2014 |accessdate=July 3, 2014}} External links{{Commons category|Chad Brown}}
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