for 2006, and in his own words: “Winning player of the year is like an actor winning an Oscar”. Brown's total live tournament winnings exceed $3,600,000. His 38 cashes at the WSOP account for $1,220,357 of those winnings. Death Brown 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 with his fiancée Stephanie Donahue by his side. References External links Official website 1961 births 2014 deaths Male actors from New York City Male actors from Los Angeles American male film actors American poker players American male television actors Poker commentators 20th-century American male actors People from Manhattan Sportspeople from the Bronx Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Deaths from liposarcoma