Chad Brown, poker player and actor had emergency surgery to remove a tumor Friday. The only reliable reports come from Chad’s (@downtownchad) twitter account and the account of his wife Vanessa Rousso (@vanessarousso). Vanessa tweeted Saturday that a large tumor was removed on Friday. Subsequent tweets from both their accounts describe it as a 10 pound (4.55 kilo) tumor was removed. I think most of you know that a 10 lb tumor has to be a huge deal for anyone. The tumor was behind his kidneys in his abdomen.
Husband and wife are both sponsored pros at PokerStars.
Saturday night Chad tweeted thanking everyone for their good wishes. A little before that Vanessa said that they had to wait a week for a pathology report before knowing whether further treatment would be required. The recovery from the removal of that big of a tumor has got to be a pretty lengthy process at any rate. Holdem Poker Chat wishes Chad Brown well and hopes for a speedy recovery.