"DownTown" Chad Brown fighting for his life

[GUMMO77]

Poor guy, I didn't even recognize him. I hope he pulls through this.

http://www.pokerstarsblog.com/team_pokerstars_blogs/chad_brown_1/2014/an-update-on-my-health-146170.shtml

[BeerDog99]

Thanks Gummo!

[BiTeMe UsAdOj]

Well, he's in the right place. Won't do better than Sloan-Kettering.
Had a distant family member survive cancer (to date, but doing real well now) when he was basically thought a goner; yep, lot of credit to that Cancer Center.

Sounds dire though so best of luck to him; good post, Gum.

[GUMMO77]

Amazing what an asshole cancer is.

[BeerDog99]

Amazing what an asshole cancer is.

I could not agree more, well said as usual bud.

[BiTeMe UsAdOj]

Amazing what an asshole cancer is.

I was the Health Care proxy to my cousin who died of cancer in '11.
Battled w/him for 5 long years... every doc appt, every chemo/radiation.
He was 'slow' so needed someone to make all the decisions.
Learned helluva lot bout our Health Care system lemme tell ya... not all good, obv.

Let me quote something I learned early on from a book I read on his cancer and what to do if facing it (any cancer): "Get ye to a CANCER CENTER." ... seriously, don't do the reg hospital thing. Trust me, you're behind the ol' 8-ball if ya go that route.

Only good thing is, literally, few weeks before he died we checked off the last travel spot on his bucket list.
I made the call to take him of life support; although I knew it was inevitable (from the beginning, actually) it was still a troubling and weird decision to have to make.

Yep... FU cancer

[thechaoz]

Holy shit I thought I had the wrong guy... Checking pstars I was wrong... So sad... Looks a hundred years old.. Bol

[SharpAngles]

Around 06-07 commerce LAPC, I'll never forget this guy raising oop with A7o and spiking a runner runner 1 card straight against my flopped set after he tries to 4bet bluff me on the flop.

I hope I'm not responsible for this because I'm pretty sure I wished cancer on him after that beat.

[GUMMO77]

Blame the poker GODZ for something like that.

[FlipsideRM]

Is he still with the hot blonde, vanessa rousso?

[downsouth]

Is he still with the hot blonde, vanessa rousso?

Believe they have been divorced a couple years.

Cancer is brutal, worst part is when it sneaks up on you or someone you love and just watching what it does to them. Hope guy catches a miracle river and pulls thru.

[JAKEPEAVY21]

wow, poor guy hope he makes it.

[Fidel_CashFlow]

does not look like the same fella at all. Seemed like a top notch fella at the tables , im sure he is well respected.

Hope him the best

[Auto Donk]

Is he still with the hot blonde, vanessa rousso?

not unless she's got a "crypt keeper" type fetish or something....

[tad0matic]

jeez how long has he been sucking on the chemo tube? I couldn't find anything with a google search. is this a hoax? same nose...

[Ian]

jeez how long has he been sucking on the chemo tube? I couldn't find anything with a google search. is this a hoax? same nose...

The picture is old (1 yearish). Chad has recently been admitted to hospice care. He had a 10 pound tumor removed in early 2011, so this is something he's been enduring for a while. I've never met him, but those I know who have played with him all have positive things to say about him.

[tad0matic]

guy had nothing but positive comments in the story linked, how does a man do that? makes me suck all the more for being all pissed off and vocal all the time. really makes you think about your own attitude don't it?
Do you think he knew he'd be in the hospice care soon and chose his words carefully?
hats off to the spirit of the man either way.

[GUMMO77]

The picture is old (1 yearish). Chad has recently been admitted to hospice care. He had a 10 pound tumor removed in early 2011, so this is something he's been enduring for a while. I've never met him, but those I know who have played with him all have positive things to say about him.

He's in hospice now?

If so, damn.

[Ian]

Here's a link to a short film about Chad and his amateur baseball team.

[JuicedUp]

Here's a link to a short film about Chad and his amateur baseball team.

thanks for posting Ian. very inspirational!

[thechaoz]

Ya hospice and judging by that pic it's not good obviously. Also they are stopping chemo and "waiting for experimental medicine ".

All the best for Chad

[The Giant]

Doyle Brunson mentioned on twitter that Chad Brown passed away on Saturday.

Four hours later he said he was misinformed.

Apparently he is still alive, but probably not for long. Awful story, I didn't even realize the guy was sick.

Fuk cancer.

[Ian]

Chad Brown passed away earlier this evening. His family issued the following statement, posted to his facebook page:

New York – Dated July 2nd 2014
Press release authorized by the Brown family, written by Beau Eurell
Poker icon, Chad Brown, passes away

Today, on July 2nd 2014 at approximately xx xx , poker icon and one of the greatest ambassadors for the game, Chad Brown,(born Martin Brown)passed away at Calvary hospice in the Bronx, New York City.
At the time of his passing, Chad was surrounded by family members and friends according to family spokesperson, Perris Calderon.
Before playing poker professionally, Chad had played minor league baseball and followed that with a highly regarded model and acting career.

Chad was also host of the Ultimate Poker Challenge, which aired in the mid-2000s in syndication and brought many of poker’s greatest players into the homes for many people.

Chad started his professional career in poker in 1993 and has cashed 38 times in the WSOP including two second place finishes. Chad also has 10 cashes on the World Poker Tour among many other cashes in various tournaments, here in the US as well as abroad.

Chad won the 2006 Bluff Magazine Poker Player of the Year award, commenting at the time that “winning Player of the Year is like an actor winning an Oscar.”

Chad’s most recent cash was at the WPT Borgata Winter Poker Open Championship during the month of January 2014
Chad’s lifetime earnings were over $3,600,000 according to the poker database Hendon Mob.

“Downtown Chad Brown” was honored by the WSOP with its first ever honorary Gold Poker Bracelet shortly before his passing.
WSOP VP and Tournament Director Jack Effel said during the award ceremony, “Winning a WSOP bracelet is one of the ways a poker player can create their legacy, to make sure they will be remembered by their peers. But it is not the only way.”

“Sometimes there are special people that come around and transcend the traditional poker score card,” Effel said.
“A person who stands for something, like integrity, honor and friendship. A person who is positive, warm and respectful. A person who always made the game better just by being around the table.
A person like Chad Brown.”
“It now seems a certainty that Chad will never again play in the World Series of Poker or any tournament setting,” Effel concluded. “Today, the World Series of Poker family would like to award Chad Brown an honorary bracelet.”

Chad touched everyone’s life and consciousness , a lifelong friend Rori Gordon stated “Chad lived for the day, each and every day. He was prepared to win and prepared to lose and perhaps his last blog spoke volumes about the character of my friend Marty Brown. Chad, as you all knew him said this:”

“The way that I've been handling this and continue to handle this is to view the situation like a poker hand. There are only so many correct plays that you can make, and you can make the best play and still lose. If that winds up being the case, I'll be okay with it, because I'll know I did everything I could do to give myself the best shot.

As far as how I personally handle the ups and downs of the illness -- the "swings" you might say -- that really is like poker, too. People in the poker world who know me; know how I accept it as part of the game when things aren't going well and I'm running bad. If you've read my posts you've probably noticed me saying the same thing, how the most important thing is to play your best and not let being unlucky get you down.

We all have a choice when it comes to how we want to feel about what's going on in our lives. If you want to feel like a victim, that's your choice. I choose not to. I don't feel like a victim. I feel very blessed with the life that I've had, regardless of what happens. I've never been depressed about this at all.

Anyone wondering if I'm going through a hard time, the answer is no. This is just part of life and I'm okay with everything. I accept it. And right now I'm just looking forward to the next hand.”

Chad Brown is survived by his mother Elda, his father who likes to be called Sonny, his brother Matt, his sister Gina , his extended family and friends by proxy, all those who knew and loved Downtown Marty Brown.
WE ALL WISH YOU GOD SPEED CHAD…. REST IN PEACE

[JuicedUp]

Damn shame. Seemed like a great person.

RIP

[GUMMO77]

RIP Chad

[JAKEPEAVY21]

RIP Chad

[BeerDog99]

Cancer is so horrible.

RIP Chad

[GUMMO77]

Maybe not
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Vanessa Rousso @VanessaRousso · Jun 28
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Despite conflicting info @Downtownchad is still with us and actually high 5'd family after hearing of his honorary bracelet from @WSOP )))

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[downsouth]

Maybe not
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Despite conflicting info @Downtownchad is still with us and actually high 5'd family after hearing of his honorary bracelet from @WSOP )))

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From the 28th, looks like one after that

Vanessa Rousso @VanessaRousso · 13h

Unfortunately @Downtownchad has passed this evening. He touched so many during his lifetime and will live on within them. I love you Chad!

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[GUMMO77]

Yea, I need to learn how to use Twitter.

Thanks, DS.

[mikejamm]

Sad fuk'in news. Been reading about it on a couple of other sites too. Chad was one of the good guys in poker. Such a rotten fuk'in hand to be dealt. Fuk cancer and hopefully one day the money will go into the research and trials needed to finally beat this shit, instead of wastful shit like wars, guns and big fuk'in corporations and countries who make blood money off the killing of other human beings.