Brian Townsend (poker player)
| Brian Townsend | |
|---|---|
| Nickname(s) | sbrugby, aba20, "Btown" |
| Residence | Santa Barbara, California |
| World Poker Tour | |
| Title(s) | None |
| Final table(s) | None |
| Money finish(es) | 1 |
Brian Townsend is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Santa Barbara, California.
Townsend is largely known for his success playing no limit hold 'em and pot-limit omaha at Full Tilt Poker, playing under the nickname 'sbrugby.'[1] Townsend began playing online poker at $0.50/$1.00 blinds but gradually moved up in stakes, eventually becoming a regular player in some of the highest stakes games online.[2]. He posts regularly on Two Plus Two Publishing forums under the name aba20. Although better known to be a heads up and short handed specialist online, he has participated in several live tournaments, including an in the money finish at a World Poker Tour no limit hold 'em event,[3] and making a final table at a World Series of Poker circuit event.[4] His total live tournament winnings exceed $35,000.[3]
He appeared on season 3 of GSN's High Stakes Poker.[5]
He is co-owner and lead instructor for Cardrunners.com, an online instructional website where he posts instructional videos and writes about his daily life and poker experiences in a blog. [6]
He is featured on the front cover of the August/September 2007 issue of Cardplayer (Vol. 20, No. 17: publ. August 29, 2007).
He is a joke at poker and is probably the most overrated player on team full tilt
He played Lock for UCSB's 2003 league championship rugby team.[7]
He became a red pro at Full Tilt Poker, playing under his real name Brian Townsend in March 2008.[8]
Notes
- ^ The Official World Poker Tour Magazine
- ^ Rounder Poker Show radio interview
- ^ a b "PokerPages.com Brian Townsend Profile". Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "PokerPages.com tournament results". Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Card Player Magazine article". Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ Cardrunners.com profile
- ^ Lykissas, Alexis. "Men's Rugby: Sweet-Sour Season Ends for SB". Daily Nexus. Retrieved 2008-03-18.
- ^ "Brian Townsend Full Tilt Poker profile". Retrieved 2008-03-18.