Townsend On The Biggest Downswing Of His Life.......

[HubDub04 0]

July 22, 2007 downswingI am currently on my largest downswing of my life. It very depressing and today the total hit 3 million dollars. It began the last two days of live play when I lost 1.8 million dollars and has continued online by losing another 1.2 million. I have been getting destroyed by pretty much everyone I play. I think overall I have played pretty well in this downswing besides one night where I was very tired. I have almost completely busted my FTP account and may have to wire more money which would be very depressing. If this happens I will probably take a few weeks off poker to cool off. This downswing is made easier by the fact that I had a big upswing before but still its not fun to lose 3 million dollars. Often when I am in a downswing I need to rework my game but I think I have been playing well. I know things will turn around as this has happened to me a million times before just not on the same scale.As a side note I have been doing very well in the omaha 8 games. When I first began playing them I thought I wouldn't have alot of sucess but I have really hit the ground running. I hope that I am not just running hot and that this sucess continues. I do feel that I have a good idea of my equity in hands. I will have to see how I do in the next few months. But now I feel comfortable playing NLH, PLO, limit holdem, razz, and O8.http://www.cardrunners.com/fusetalk/blog/i....cfm?forumid=31He's gonna be BUSTO soon IMO.I liked the guy too.

[Mercury69 3]

God, losing 3 mil in a matter of days...I can't even begin to comprehend...

[magnus72 0]

I thought I had a huge down swing when I lost my entire first place tourney winnings on Friday night plus 400 dollars.obv. brag post

[fatman 1]

He's gonna be BUSTO soon IMO.

****....that's a lot of money to lose in a couple of days. I doubt he will be busto soon though. He seems to be pretty smart and I bet that he has put a good amount of money away.

[Wandigo 1]

even if he goes busto, there's always going to be people who are willing to put him into a game

[Zelphade 0]

I cant even imagine losing that much money... i doublt he goes broke.. he will be back winning in no time.

[ah2388 0]

def. a good guy, doubt he goes busto...seems to manage his money pretty well, although im just speculating

[king1305 0]

even if he goes busto, there's always going to be people who are willing to put him into a game

Yea, definitely no shortage of people there. If some of the "big names" with histories of going busto can get back, I'm sure Brian can as well. He is going to be fine for years to come.

[mbreon 0]

Lol stakeaments?

[HoosierAlum 0]

I don't think he is going busto anytime soon/ever. He has always struck me as the type of guy who was willing to put his ego aside and play lower if he has to. Lets not forget he is part owner in Cardrunners as well. (A business which is a great deal more successful than most think)3 million is obv alot of money, but its really not that much considering the stakes he was playing. He was playing 1k/2k nl/plo...$3 million isn't very much playing that high. I also think he has plenty left in his bankroll, just take a look and review some of those #s from the past in the high stakes db. The most important thing for him and others is keeping Benyamine and Noatima in the nosebleed nl games....

[HubDub04 0]

I don't think he is going busto anytime soon/ever. He has always struck me as the type of guy who was willing to put his ego aside and play lower if he has to. Lets not forget he is part owner in Cardrunners as well. (A business which is a great deal more successful than most think)3 million is obv alot of money, but its really not that much considering the stakes he was playing. He was playing 1k/2k nl/plo...$3 million isn't very much playing those stakes.

True. But I've read that his bankroll is around 10 million. Now I'm sure that he has invested a bunch in real estate and the stock market, but if he did any of those two things, then he probably has lesser of a bankroll for poker around 5-6 million. So that means he possibly dumped 50% of his roll recently. He also mentions that his FTP acct. was tapped out.I really hope he doesn't turn into a TJ Cloutier or Matusow type that thinks he has to bet on sports or play outside of his roll to compensate for losses.

[dbrent2 0]

True. But I've read that his bankroll is around 10 million. Now I'm sure that he has invested a bunch in real estate and the stock market, but if he did any of those two things, then he probably has lesser of a bankroll for poker around 5-6 million. So that means he possibly dumped 50% of his roll recently. He also mentions that his FTP acct. was tapped out.I really hope he doesn't turn into a TJ Cloutier or Matusow type that thinks he has to bet on sports or play outside of his roll to compensate for losses.

Good article in Bluff about him and his BR management. If needed, he will drop down in stakes to rebuild. If he doesn't, he goes against everything he has said and does...

[James D 0]

3 million is obv alot of money, but its really not that much considering the stakes he was playing. He was playing 1k/2k nl/plo...$3 million isn't very much playing that high.

The +$1m loss in the big game has been mentioned a lot, but I read that he was actually still up around $400,000 from his trip to Vegas.Is that right?

[Zach6668 513]

lol @ people thinking he's gonna go bust

[DmsTips 0]

The +$1m loss in the big game has been mentioned a lot, but I read that he was actually still up around $400,000 from his trip to Vegas.Is that right?

yeah he lost 1 mil+ on the last day, still up 300k from the big game though.

[Azwethinkweiz 0]

He has stressed the importance of bankroll management, even before people knew who he was. He's fine, just he's never lost more then 3 buyins in any one level of his life, all the way from .25/50 to now, he has never been down more then 3 buy-ins playing on a 20 buy-in system.He's fine, he's too good to go busto, no worries here. He will drop down, pop back up if it continues for a couple more sessions. He's the poster child for how this game is meant to be played.

[gmanshade 0]

guys, i predicted this less than a week ago in this thread: http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...104058&st=0check out my analysis of brian "sbrugby" townsend's recent blogs on page 2 of the thread.i said that he will be bust within a year, and people were criticizing me and saying i was crazy. not one person agreed with me. but it is obvious to me, from reading his blog, that he is on the slippery slide downward. i excerpted his blog entries from the course of a month or two, and you can see he was going from very calm, controlled play, smart game selection and reasonable hours, to an inability to control himself--playing tired, playing very tough competition, playing the absolute highest stakes. everyone said i was crazy and that townsend's recent behavior reflected optimal game selection and play. LMAOto be honest, he seems like a really good guy so i still hope that i'm wrong about this...it sucks to be insightful when what you see is bad.

[DCJ001 0]

guys, i predicted this less than a week ago in this thread: http://www.fullcontactpoker.com/poker-foru...104058&st=0check out my analysis of brian "sbruby" townsend's recent blogs on page 2 of the thread.i said that he will be bust within a year, and people were criticizing me and saying i was crazy. not one person agreed with me. but it is obvious to me, from reading his blog, that he is on the slippery slide downward. i excerpted his blog entries from the course of a month or two, and you can see he was going from very calm, controlled play, smart game selection and reasonable hours, to an inability to control himself--playing tired, playing very tough competition, playing the absolute highest stakes. everyone said i was crazy and that townsend's recent behavior reflected optimal game selection and play. LMAOto be honest, he seems like a really good guy so i still hope that i'm wrong about this...it sucks to be insightful when what you see is bad. one of my favorite movies is "the dead zone" and when i saw that i felt really bad for christopher walken, b/c i know what that is like to some extent.

"sbruby" is somebody else.

[gmanshade 0]

these are some recent hands from sbrugby-----notice, in these hands he drew out to win more than $500k, and this is during the 3 million downswing....he is a great player, a million times better than i am, but if i were him i'd drop down to 10/20 or 20/40 for a little while, or the result will be bustoFull Tilt Poker Game #2986683345: Table Halbert (heads up) $300/$600 - No Limit Hold'em - 18:13:12 ET - 2007/07/18 Seat 1: sbrugby ($116,792.50) Seat 2: Phil Ivey ($197,578) Phil Ivey posts the small blind of $300 sbrugby posts the big blind of $600 The button is in seat #2 *** HOLE CARDS *** Phil Ivey raises to $1,800 sbrugby raises to $6,600 Phil Ivey calls $4,800 *** FLOP *** [3c 8c 7h] sbrugby checks Phil Ivey bets $12,000 sbrugby calls $12,000 *** TURN *** [3c 8c 7h] [6d] sbrugby checks Phil Ivey has 15 seconds left to act Phil Ivey bets $33,000 sbrugby has 15 seconds left to act sbrugby raises to $98,192.50, and is all in Phil Ivey calls $65,192.50 sbrugby shows [6s 5s] Phil Ivey shows [Kh Kd] *** RIVER *** [3c 8c 7h 6d] [9c] sbrugby shows a straight, Nine high Phil Ivey shows a pair of Kings sbrugby wins the pot ($233,584.50) with a straight, Nine high *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $233,585 | Rake $0.50 Board: [3c 8c 7h 6d 9c] Seat 1: sbrugby (big blind) showed [6s 5s] and won ($233,584.50) with a straight, Nine high Seat 2: Phil Ivey (small blind) showed [Kh Kd] and lost with a pair of Kings Full Tilt Poker Game #2986440522: Table Halbert (heads up) $300/$600 - No Limit Hold'em - 17:47:32 ET - 2007/07/18 Seat 1: sbrugby ($63,599) Seat 2: Phil Ivey ($250,782.50) sbrugby posts the small blind of $300 Phil Ivey posts the big blind of $600 The button is in seat #1 *** HOLE CARDS *** sbrugby raises to $1,800 Phil Ivey calls $1,200 *** FLOP *** [Ah 4s 6s] Phil Ivey checks sbrugby bets $3,100 Phil Ivey raises to $9,600 sbrugby calls $6,500 *** TURN *** [Ah 4s 6s] [Jh] Phil Ivey checks sbrugby bets $18,800 Phil Ivey raises to $79,200 sbrugby calls $33,399, and is all in Phil Ivey shows [4d Ad] sbrugby shows [As 9s] Uncalled bet of $27,001 returned to Phil Ivey *** RIVER *** [Ah 4s 6s Jh] [Ks] Phil Ivey shows two pair, Aces and Fours sbrugby shows a flush, Ace high sbrugby wins the pot ($127,197.50) with a flush, Ace high *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $127,198 | Rake $0.50 Board: [Ah 4s 6s Jh Ks] Seat 1: sbrugby (small blind) showed [As 9s] and won ($127,197.50) with a flush, Ace high Seat 2: Phil Ivey (big blind) showed [4d Ad] and lost with two pair, Aces and Fours Full Tilt Poker Game #3001402995: Table Halbert (heads up) $300/$600 - No Limit Hold'em - 1:50:59 ET - 2007/07/20 Seat 1: sbrugby ($85,298.50) Seat 2: AlCapone21 ($109,086.50) sbrugby posts the small blind of $300 AlCapone21 posts the big blind of $600 The button is in seat #1 *** HOLE CARDS *** sbrugby has 15 seconds left to act sbrugby raises to $1,800 AlCapone21 raises to $3,600 sbrugby calls $1,800 *** FLOP *** [2s 8h 8c] AlCapone21 has 15 seconds left to act AlCapone21 bets $5,400 sbrugby raises to $15,800 AlCapone21 calls $10,400 *** TURN *** [2s 8h 8c] [Qd] AlCapone21 checks sbrugby bets $27,000 AlCapone21 raises to $89,686.50, and is all in sbrugby calls $38,898.50, and is all in AlCapone21 shows [8s Jc] sbrugby shows [8d 6c] Uncalled bet of $23,788 returned to AlCapone21 *** RIVER *** [2s 8h 8c Qd] [Qc] AlCapone21 shows a full house, Eights full of Queens sbrugby shows a full house, Eights full of Queens AlCapone21 ties for the pot ($85,298.25) with a full house, Eights full of Queens sbrugby ties for the pot ($85,298.25) with a full house, Eights full of Queens *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $170,597 | Rake $0.50 Board: [2s 8h 8c Qd Qc] Seat 1: sbrugby (small blind) showed [8d 6c] and won ($85,298.25) with a full house, Eights full of Queens Seat 2: AlCapone21 (big blind) showed [8s Jc] and won ($85,298.25) with a full house, Eights full of Queens Full Tilt Poker Game #3001762823: Table Halbert (heads up) $300/$600 - No Limit Hold'em - 2:39:50 ET - 2007/07/20 Seat 1: sbrugby ($63,499.50) Seat 2: AlCapone21 ($160,170) sbrugby posts the small blind of $300 AlCapone21 posts the big blind of $600 The button is in seat #1 *** HOLE CARDS *** sbrugby raises to $1,800 AlCapone21 raises to $3,600 sbrugby calls $1,800 *** FLOP *** [3s 9h 8c] AlCapone21 bets $6,600 sbrugby raises to $18,200 AlCapone21 raises to $156,570, and is all in sbrugby calls $41,699.50, and is all in AlCapone21 shows [Qs Qc] sbrugby shows [Ks 9c] Uncalled bet of $96,670.50 returned to AlCapone21 *** TURN *** [3s 9h 8c] [Ts] *** RIVER *** [3s 9h 8c Ts] [9s] AlCapone21 shows two pair, Queens and Nines sbrugby shows three of a kind, Nines sbrugby wins the pot ($126,998.50) with three of a kind, Nines *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $126,999 | Rake $0.50 Board: [3s 9h 8c Ts 9s] Seat 1: sbrugby (small blind) showed [Ks 9c] and won ($126,998.50) with three of a kind, Nines Seat 2: AlCapone21 (big blind) showed [Qs Qc] and lost with two pair, Queens and Nines Full Tilt Poker Game #3002000426: Table Halbert (heads up) $300/$600 - No Limit Hold'em - 3:18:16 ET - 2007/07/20 Seat 1: sbrugby ($61,500) Seat 2: AlCapone21 ($204,259.25) AlCapone21 posts the small blind of $300 sbrugby posts the big blind of $600 The button is in seat #2 *** HOLE CARDS *** AlCapone21 raises to $1,200 sbrugby raises to $5,800 AlCapone21 calls $4,600 *** FLOP *** [5h Td 9c] sbrugby bets $8,800 AlCapone21 calls $8,800 *** TURN *** [5h Td 9c] [5c] sbrugby checks AlCapone21 bets $19,800 sbrugby raises to $46,900, and is all in AlCapone21 has 15 seconds left to act AlCapone21 has requested TIME AlCapone21 calls $27,100 sbrugby shows [8c 6c] AlCapone21 shows [Jc Qs] *** RIVER *** [5h Td 9c 5c] [4c] sbrugby shows a flush, Nine high AlCapone21 shows a pair of Fives sbrugby wins the pot ($122,999.50) with a flush, Nine high *** SUMMARY *** Total pot $123,000 | Rake $0.50 Board: [5h Td 9c 5c 4c] Seat 1: sbrugby (big blind) showed [8c 6c] and won ($122,999.50) with a flush, Nine high Seat 2: AlCapone21 (small blind) showed [Jc Qs] and lost with a pair of Fives

[jjdylan 0]

****....that's a lot of money to lose in a couple of days. I doubt he will be busto soon though. He seems to be pretty smart and I bet that he has put a good amount of money away.

If he goes busto its definitley not life busto....he's written in his blog before that even if he went busto, he's got enough stashed away in different areas that he'd still never have to work again in his life.

[socalpoker_j 1]

I don't think he is going busto anytime soon/ever. He has always struck me as the type of guy who was willing to put his ego aside and play lower if he has to. Lets not forget he is part owner in Cardrunners as well. (A business which is a great deal more successful than most think)3 million is obv alot of money, but its really not that much considering the stakes he was playing. He was playing 1k/2k nl/plo...$3 million isn't very much playing that high. I also think he has plenty left in his bankroll, just take a look and review some of those #s from the past in the high stakes db. The most important thing for him and others is keeping Benyamine and Noatima in the nosebleed nl games....

The funny thing, even with this downswing, he's still up on the year.

[zmoney 0]

"sbruby" is somebody else.

No its not

[Zach6668 513]

Gmansahde, you're incredibly ignorant.

[DCJ001 0]

No its not

"sbruby" is not the same as "sbrugby."

[Jennings7 0]

Prahlad Friedman went busto when many said he never would. Townsend can definitely go busto too. I understand he probably has better bankroll management but it is a game that requires one to run good when playing nosebleed stakes like that or things can go very badly very fast.