United States Brian Townsend 'Sbrugby'. Brian Townsend (born ) is an American professional poker player. Brian is known as being one of the highest stakes online cash players regularly seen in the / and higher games. While Townsend is more renowned online as a heads-up and short-handed player, he has competed in several live events,. I have always been disciplined about managing my bankroll as I moved up and now playing the highest online levels. Results; News; Photos; Search. He graduated from the UC Santa Barbara and played Lock for UCSB's league. such as the World Poker. Connect with Brian. Filters. Total Live Earnings $, Best Live Cash $, All Time Money List 6,th. Fearless play at the highest stakes brought Townsend fame and fortune in the poker world, co-owner and manager of CardRunners training site and. Oct. 30, | 1. Player Bio. Nationality. He also has had success from playing. Started playing poker in and learned how to play by playing in home games. In fact, I think I am one of the few poker. I would love to see some cash game videos and/or a specific video on bring in defense. . Great to see you making stud content again.