Brian “Btown” Townsend

Brian Townsend, also known as “Btown“, is an American professional poker player from Santa Barbara, born on May 15th, 1982. He has accumulated earnings exceeding $461K from live tournaments, with his highest live cash totaling $128,665. He has also appeared on High Stakes Poker.

Full Tilt Suspends Brian Townsend

Brian Townsend and his co-accused were involved in a situation where they exploited hand history data to analyze and understand Isildur1’s gameplay, which is against Full Tilt’s Terms and conditions. Townsend admitted to the breach but denied any direct collusion or use of multiple accounts.

Full Tilt’s suspension of Townsend’s Red Pro status reflects their enforcement of site rules, though the nature of the breach appears to be a grey area in terms of fairness in high-stakes online poker.

Brian Townsend: Poker Journey on High Stakes Poker

He debuted on July 25th, 2006, HSP S3 Episode 5. He participated in a $300/600 + $100 ANTE No Limit Hold ’em with Daniel Negreanu, Barry Greenstein, Eli Elezra, and others. Booth won $33,200.

In a subsequent appearance on March 25th, 2007 in HSP S3 Episode 11, Townsend played in a $300/600 + $100 ANTE No Limit Hold ’em alongside Antonio Esfandiari, Phil Ivey, Dan Shak, and others. He incurred his most substantial loss of $58,000.

In his most recent appearance on April 9th, 2007 in HSP S3 Episode 13, he participated in a $300/600 + $100 ANTE No Limit Hold ’em with Phil Ivey, Patrik Antonius, Daniel Negreanu, and others. In this episode, he also got his biggest win amounting to $22,800.

Brian Townsend: Live Tournament Participation

Townsend’s first recorded live cash occurred in May 2006. He participated in a $10,000 No Limit Hold’em Championship Event at the WSOP Circuit in New Orleans. He cashed for $22,610.

During the 40th WSOP in Las Vegas in May 2009, he secured his biggest live cash of $128,665. He placed 13th in a $40,000 No Limit Hold’em 40th Anniversary event.

In June 2017, he placed 301st in a $200 No Limit Hold’em at the Grand Poker Series. He earned $425.