Chad Brown (poker player) facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Chad Brown |
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Chad Brown at 2012 WSOP
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| Nickname(s) | Downtown |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California |
| Born | August 13, 1961 Manhattan, New York, U.S. |
| Died | July 2, 2014 (aged 52) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| World Series of Poker | |
| Bracelet(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 9 |
| Money finish(es) | 38 |
| Highest ITM Main Event finish |
97th, 2007 |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 10 |
| European Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | 1 |
| Money finish(es) | 4 |
Chad Brown (August 13, 1961 – July 2, 2014) was an American actor, poker player, and sports commentator. He was based in Los Angeles, California.
About Chad Brown
Early Life and Acting
Chad Brown was born in Manhattan, New York. He grew up in The Bronx. There, he started playing poker in Italian coffee shops.
In the early 1990s, he moved to Los Angeles. He began working in Hollywood. Chad had small roles in TV shows and movies. These included Basket Case 2 and Miami Hustle. He was also an assistant host on the game show Caesars Challenge. This was in the early 1990s.
Poker Career Highlights
Chad Brown was a well-known poker player. He also hosted the Ultimate Poker Challenge TV show.
He often finished "in the money" at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). This means he won prize money. He placed third in a 2002 WSOP event. He also came second in two other WSOP events in 2004 and 2005.
Chad reached 10 Final Tables at the WSOP. A "final table" is when only a few players are left in a big tournament. Even though he never won an official WSOP Bracelet in these events, he was very close. He finished second three times and third three times. In 2014, he received an honorary World Series of Poker bracelet. This was for his great contributions to poker.
He also reached the final table of a World Poker Tour event. He finished 6th there. Chad won a big online poker tournament in 2006. It was the World Championship of Online Poker $5000 H.O.R.S.E. event. He beat 174 other players to win $223,125 and a gold bracelet.
Chad also made it to the finals of the NBC National Heads-Up Poker Championship. He beat many famous players. He lost to Paul Wasicka in the final match.
In 2007, Chad won money for the first time in the WSOP Main Event. He finished 97th out of 6,358 players. He won $67,535.
His biggest win was in 2009. It was at the Gulf Coast Poker Championship. He won $225,567 for first place.
In 2006, Bluff Magazine named Chad Brown their Poker Player of the Year. He said winning it was like an actor winning an Oscar.
Chad Brown's total winnings from live poker tournaments were over $3,600,000. About $1,220,357 of that came from his 38 wins at the WSOP.
Later Life and Legacy
Chad Brown passed away on July 2, 2014. In 2011, he was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called liposarcoma. He had a large tumor removed.
Despite his illness, Chad continued to play poker. He only stopped when he was too sick to compete. Just before he died, the World Series of Poker gave him an honorary bracelet. This was to celebrate his achievements in poker. Chad was too ill to attend the ceremony himself. He passed away at Calvary Hospital in New York. He was 52 years old. His fiancée, Stephanie Donahue, was with him.
