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Just reading cardplayer. Wondering how it went. Seems he did well from what I can gather

http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/3320

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The last new face on the amateur team is 25-year-old Brian Townsend, an online player better known as SBRugby or ABA20. Townsend is a regular at the 25-50 to 200-400 no-limit hold’em tables, but also enjoys an occasional game of 100-200 or 300-600 limit hold’em. This virtual poker pro has made a comfortable living over the years and recently applied his online experience to the $10,000 Harrah’s New Orleans championship event, placing 10th. “This has been a great experience,” said Townsend about his day on the set of High Stakes Poker. “I’m really happy with how things went.”

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lol @ aba being an amateur

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barryg1 you sly fox!

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He has a cocktail waitress helping him play his hands?

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Whoever wrote this article is a moron.

How can Aba be a 200-400 NL HE regular online, but be an amateur?

Yeah Gold is a professional, Aba is a amateur. Cardplayer sucks.

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When defining an Amature I think they mean by TV or Fame standards. Clearly the other 400-800 NY kid is a baller as well.

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a few minor spoilers:

(Observer): how did HSP go for
you yesterday

John DAgostino: not well
John DAgostino: i played bad at the end

(Observer): who was in the game

John DAgostino: i had the worst table in the history
of the world

(Observer): really? who was it
(Observer): lol so Ivey, Antonius im
guessing

John DAgostino: ivey, negreanu, antonio, patrik
antonius, david benyamine, sbrugby

(Observer): lol
(Observer): tough crowd

John DAgostino: it was a joke
John DAgostino: then today's table of
geniuses.....gabe kaplan, sheikan, jamie gold,
victor ramdin,
John DAgostino: it was scary
John DAgostino: how bad they rigged these
tables, lol

John DAgostino: but i was winning the first 4 hours
John DAgostino: then i played like shiit

(Observer): do you think Jamie
gold is good?

John DAgostino: no i think he's bad
John DAgostino: i think today's (day2) entire table is bad
John DAgostino: and we geniunely had 8 great
players

(Observer): who was the big
winner JD

John DAgostino: not sure exactly
John DAgostino: i dont think anyone won much

(Observer): probably toughest nl
game
(Observer): ever

John DAgostino: EVER
John DAgostino: and brad booth
John DAgostino: he was the 8th
John DAgostino: there were some interesting
hands for sure

(Observer): Eli, Sheik, Farha,
Matusow and Gold today? you didnt get any of
those?? Not saying they're donks but compared to
those u mentioned

John DAgostino: no no, they are donks
John DAgostino: u can say it
John DAgostino: u just named 4 legitimately BAD
no limit players
John DAgostino: and mike
John DAgostino: who can be real good or reallll
bad

John DAgostino: i had all the lunatics at my table
John DAgostino: specifically brad
John DAgostino: ivey never moves a chip

John DAgostino: Benyamine is a top live cash player....not
in no limit though

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did Jamie Gold manage to trap anyone!?

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How can Aba be a 200-400 NL HE regular online, but be an amateur?

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lol

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Whoever wrote this article is a moron.

How can Aba be a 200-400 NL HE regular online, but be an amateur?

Yeah Gold is a professional, Aba is a amateur. Cardplayer sucks.

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HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ABARUGBY ON TV?????NO!!!!!111 = AMETUER

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did Jamie Gold manage to trap anyone!?

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Obviously, Did you watch the Main event Coverage???? He check raised people on the flop. Lol Trapaments

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I hadn't realized Gold was sitting in this game. That strikes me as one of the worst decisions ever made in the history of making decisions.

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This virtual poker pro has made a comfortable living over the years

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LOL. Comfortable? Ya think?

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Except they rigged the table so that all the great players were together, and the donks got a much easier game.

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Except they rigged the table so that all the great players were together, and the donks got a much easier game.

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Yeah after reading that Jdags post, It would have been a great table for ABA. Honestly how rigged does that table sound.

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it makes perfect sense for him to be on there...the current wsop me champ will bring teh casual fans to the show b/c they probably really do consider him to be really good

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it makes perfect sense for him to be on there...the current wsop me champ will bring teh casual fans to the show b/c they probably really do consider him to be really good

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Poster might be comenting that Gold's decision to sit in the game was the bad decision.

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John DAgostino: ivey, negreanu, antonio, patrik
antonius, david benyamine, sbrugby

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toughest NL table ever? Like, literally?

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John DAgostino: ivey, negreanu , antonio, patrik
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toughest NL table ever? Like, literally?

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Guess we know who the fish at the table was

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I sure wish Aba could hint whether he did ok or not. Maybe Capt Zeebo could. My guess is he would know.

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I sure wish Aba could hint whether he did ok or not. Maybe Capt Zeebo could. My guess is he would know.

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Yeah, Did Zeebo sweat him? if Zeebo had nothing to sign he should post or write it in his blog.

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I sure wish Aba could hint whether he did ok or not. Maybe Capt Zeebo could. My guess is he would know.

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http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/3320

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I sure wish Aba could hint whether he did ok or not. Maybe Capt Zeebo could. My guess is he would know.

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http://www.cardplayer.com/poker_news/article/3320

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This link was already posted, it gives no details as to the session. Thanks for wasting bandwith

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This link was already posted, it gives no details as to the session. Thanks for wasting bandwith

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Why are you worried about bandwidth? It's negligible. Be more worried about the quality of the conversation.

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This link was already posted, it gives no details as to the session. Thanks for wasting bandwith

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Why are you worried about bandwidth? It's negligible. Be more worried about the quality of the conversation.

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It's is on my to do list

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If Aba lost, lets say, if he went and played .10/.10 NLHE for 15 minutes that would be an easy way to tell but not tell.

If he won he could go play $25/$50 NLHE and buy in for 11111.

BTW, Did anyone else get the new decoder ring from their Frankenberry cereal?

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BTW, Did anyone else get the new decoder ring from their Frankenberry cereal?

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Wasn't it Booberry?

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I sure wish Aba could hint whether he did ok or not.

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"This has been a great experience" said Townsend about his day on the set of High Stakes Poker. "I'm really happy with how things went."

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If my read on him is accurate, I'd say he went broke.

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I sure wish Aba could hint whether he did ok or not.

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"This has been a great experience" said Townsend about his day on the set of High Stakes Poker. "I'm really happy with how things went."

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If my read on him is accurate, I'd say he went broke.

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Obviously in an interview he will say things went well if he broke even or won slightly. If he lost he would likely say it was fun but things didnt go as planned I asume. But I wanna know some numbers

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He won $825,000

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He won $825,000

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Thanks for the 26th level sarcasm

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can't wait to watch this

the table d'agostino was on sounds sweet

hope jamie golds calls someones all in (immediately) with JJ and they have QQ or something HILARIOUS.

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a few minor spoilers:


John DAgostino: then today's table of
geniuses.....gabe kaplan, sheikan, jamie gold,
victor ramdin,


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Anyone think that Gabe might have had some pull as to what table he was seated at. Looks like he practiced avoidance.

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barryg1 you sly fox!

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WTF? Those chicks aren't asian. [img]/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img]

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lol @ aba being an amateur

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even more lol @ sheiky and elezra being pros.

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ahahha, also

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some second-hand gossip: sbrugby did not impress. he played way too fast early and lost all respect from the table. farha was giving him crap, saying he should stick to internet poker

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some second-hand gossip: sbrugby did not impress. he played way too fast early and lost all respect from the table. farha was giving him crap, saying he should stick to internet poker

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312th level?

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More hands, more winnings. Farha plays slow and tries to get all the others slow down too so he wouldn't lose so much. (If you meant that by playing fast. If not, the opposite of slow playing?)

Well, I'm result oriented, so what was the end result?

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some second-hand gossip: sbrugby did not impress. he played way too fast early and lost all respect from the table. farha was giving him crap, saying he should stick to internet poker

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isnt losing all the respect from the table a good thing?