Brian Townsend is stepping down from his role as lead instructor at poker training site CardRunners. The move follows Cole South’s departure in April, but unlike South, Townsend claims you’ll still be able to find him skulking around CardRunners’ forums. Where you won’t find Townsend is on Full Tilt’s Red Pro roster. After a couple previous suspensions for (a) multi-accounting and (b) sharing hand histories with other players, it appears Full Tilt has decided not to wait for the third strike. Read more.