Townsend Books $40K No-Limit Hold’em Win Against Liu

High stakes poker players Brian Townsend and Eric Liu met up on Full Tilt Poker deep-stack tables Hood and Croton to play $50/$100 No-Limit Hold’em. The match on table Hood lasted just 10 minutes as Townsend quickly raked in Liu’s $20K stake. It would take Townsend 50 minutes on the other table, however, to book another $20K win and finish with a total $40K win after 242 total hands of play.

HAND A
Full Tilt Poker Game #7321281771: Table Hood (deep hu)
$50/$100 – No Limit Hold’em – 21:46:25 ET – 2008/07/21
Seat 1: Eric Liu ($16,948)
Seat 2: Brian Townsend ($23,048.50)
Brian Townsend posts the small blind of $50
Eric Liu posts the big blind of $100
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $300
Eric Liu raises to $1,100
Brian Townsend raises to $2,700
Eric Liu calls $1,600
*** FLOP ***
Eric Liu checks
Brian Townsend has requested TIME
Brian Townsend checks
*** TURN ***
Eric Liu has requested TIME
Eric Liu bets $4,400
Brian Townsend has requested TIME
Brian Townsend calls $4,400
*** RIVER ***
Eric Liu has requested TIME
Eric Liu bets $9,848, and is all in
Brian Townsend has requested TIME
Brian Townsend calls $9,848
*** SHOW DOWN ***
Eric Liu shows a pair of Kings
Brian Townsend shows two pair, Sevens and Sixes
Brian Townsend wins the pot ($33,895.50) with two pair, Sevens and Sixes

HAND B
Full Tilt Poker Game #7321582761: Table Croton (deep hu)
$50/$100 – No Limit Hold’em – 22:08:28 ET – 2008/07/21
Seat 1: Eric Liu ($24,343)
Seat 2: Brian Townsend ($15,645)
Brian Townsend posts the small blind of $50
Eric Liu posts the big blind of $100
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $300
Eric Liu calls $200
*** FLOP ***
Eric Liu checks
Brian Townsend bets $5,100
Eric Liu raises to $24,043, and is all in
Brian Townsend calls $10,245, and is all in
Eric Liu shows
Brian Townsend shows
*** TURN ***
Eric Liu: OMFG
*** RIVER ***
Eric Liu shows Ace King high
Brian Townsend shows a straight, Ten high
Brian Townsend wins the pot ($31,289.50) with a straight, Ten high

HAND C
Full Tilt Poker Game #7321802084: Table Croton (deep hu)
$50/$100 – No Limit Hold’em – 22:24:39 ET – 2008/07/21
Seat 1: Eric Liu ($11,443.50)
Seat 2: Brian Townsend ($28,537)
Brian Townsend posts the small blind of $50
Eric Liu posts the big blind of $100
The button is in seat #2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Brian Townsend raises to $300
Eric Liu calls $200
*** FLOP ***
Eric Liu checks
Brian Townsend bets $500
Eric Liu raises to $1,600
Brian Townsend raises to $3,600
Eric Liu raises to $11,143.50, and is all in
Brian Townsend calls $7,543.50
Eric Liu shows
Brian Townsend shows
*** TURN ***
*** RIVER ***
Eric Liu shows a pair of Eights
Brian Townsend shows a full house, Eights full of Jacks
Brian Townsend wins the pot ($22,886.50) with a full house, Eights full of Jacks