There is a new player on the poker scene who uses the screen name sbrugby. If you have been watching high stakes money games you will be aware of who I am speaking of. On any given day, you can see Brian Townsend AKA sbrugby playing at the highest limits on web Poker. The typical game of 200/400no limit has a maximum buy in of $40, 000. Most nights sbrugby will end up having nearly $200,000 by the close of his games. Sbrugby is rumored to be twenty four years old and has just been participating for 2 years. He captured a little $20 buy-in tournament for about $2000 and hasn’t looked back. He honed his games in poker room cash games at the 2/5NL games. Phil Ivey has been hammering away on this fellow continually for the last few of weeks. Almost all of Ivey’s opponents go down in flames after Ivey defeats them. Sbrugby isn’t like most of Ivey’s opponents.
Sbrugby understands how to compete up against the greatest player in the world. He wagers a very fierce style and is constantly administering pressure on his opponents. Anytime he notices weakness in his competitor, he’ll put his competitor to the test. His incredible ability to analyze his opponent’s cards places him amidst the greatest on the planet. Brian Townsend is featured in the third season of High Stakes Poker on GSN. Brian is 1 of a number of new net superstars who are dominating online poker.