There is a new player on the poker scene who uses the screen name sbrugby. If you have been watching big stakes money matches you’ll be aware of who I am talking about. On any given day, you can see Brian Townsend AKA sbrugby competing in the maximum limits on Full Tilt Poker. The typical game of 200/400NL has a max buy in of forty thousand dollars. Most evenings sbrugby will finish up having nearly two hundred thousand dollars at the end of his games. Sbrugby is rumored to be 24 years old and has only been competing for 2 years. He captured a little $20 buy in tournament worth about $2,000 and has never stopped. He sharpened his games in poker room cash matches at the 2/5NL games. Phil Ivey has been battling this guy non-stop for the past number of weeks. Most of Ivey’s opponents go down in fire after Phil defeats them. Sbrugby is not like most of Phil’s opponents.
Sbrugby understands how to hold his own up against the greatest gambler in the world. He bets a very strong style and is always applying pressure on his competitors. Anytime he notices weakness in his competitor, he’ll put his competitor to the test. His amazing skill to scrutinize his opponent’s cards puts him amidst the biggest on the globe. Brian Townsend is featured in the third season of HSP (High Stakes Poker) on GSN. Brian is one of many new net superstars who are dominating internet poker.