Thank you!

Hopefully he is off doing an episode of something like Naked and Afraid.

This is a wake up call to everyone here that even though Brad may be okay, with everything going on right now, please check up on all of your friends and loved ones. Don't brush someone off because you think they are negative or complain too much. Many people are going through a rough time in today's world.

For those who think that there is no hope, that it will never get better, there is hope, there is tomorrow. Please reach out for help. There are people out in the world that care about you.

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/
1-800-273-TALK (8255)

Hopefully Brad turns up alright. It's hard for me to imagine pretending to disappear to avoid creditors and leaving family and friends in the dark. It's also hard to imagine surviving on limited supplies for more than 3 weeks.

I had a friend who liked to go into the woods with only iodine tablets to see how long he could survive out there by himself. I think he would last a week or so. Now he's a park ranger.

Boom. Thanks for sharing, hope some leads arise.

Can we confirm that any of the info is accurate? Mostly thinking in terms of the timeline stated, the vehicle info, etc. It seems there are a fair number of 2+2ers in the Reno or Northern California area who can at least keep their collective ears to the ground.

Hell, a couple of my friends went camping near Tahoe that week (okay, one Tahoe, one at Loon Lake). They're really not the types who would notice or remember some random person while on a family vacation, but it can't hurt to ask.

Best source for current information is here:

https://www.namus.gov/MissingPersons.../72238/details

Thanks. Indeed, that's what I was referring to when I said "any of the info."

But now that I think about it, the details in that report would have come from the most reliable sources we could ask for – and would likely be updated if there was anything new or amended.

why so pessimistic? maybe he's finally enjoying life in the wilderness, away from his phone, social media, pollution, traffic and most importantly people.

I think Brian Townsend and Joe Sebok sort of shut out the world when they were done with poker, so I’m hopeful this is just him tuning out the world and tuning in.

A lot of people do that. When was the la st time you saw your neighbour two doors down? It's easy to do.

Brad hasn't been in touch with family which tells me this could be different. Let's hope it isn't.

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Not sure how much I'm allowed to discuss this, but how do you define "people who care about you"? I would define it as your mom, a very good friend, close family. I wouldn't define it as a stranger on a suicide prevention lifeline who didn't even know you existed before you contacted them and who is only interacting with you because it's their job.

Oh I see, like a hospital surgeon about to perform a life saving appendectomy on you, or the firefighter who’ll save your house from burning to ashes. They didn’t know you existed before you entered their world so what do they care.....

I never mentioned about those other professions. I think we have different definitions of care. I define it as someone who is always there for you, who will do things for you because they genuinely like you as a person and not because they're expecting something in return or they are contractually obliged to. In that sense, I think only family and very close friends truly care. Clearly you think differently so we will have to agree to disagree.

I hear what you're saying. For someone who is suicidal who is told 'there are people who care about you' is often a kick in the nuts, because in their mind no one actually does care about them, because they don't have, or are estranged from, family and friends. They often get angry that you're lying to them, because they know the facts in their mind.

What they don't realise is the endless charities and hostels etc etc who devote all their time to make sure those people have help and get some care and the people at these instituions usually genuinely do care.

If you don't think anyone in the world cares about you, stop paying your bills. ;P

Sorry, bad humor in this situation. Hopefully Brad is found alive and well with a good story to tell. He sounds like a pretty good guy from all the above, and his poor family must be going through an awful time during this. Life is hard for everybody, always try to keep your family in mind when depressed.

Hope he is safe. From what I've heard he seems to have dealt with the ups and downs of poker well. Played some 2/5 with him a while back and was the best player at the table

A few years ago I went to the desert for a couple of days on my own. Had taken loads of supplies (prob 10 days of food/water), extra fuel, jump pack and checked the spare tyre.

Was literally in the middle of nowhere. Where I decided to camp I hadn't seen another soul for an hour while driving and there was zero phone service.

Did some hiking about 90 mins away from my car. I slipped, fell and twisted my ankle really bad and then I just thought of 127 hours. It could have easily been worse than that minor sprain and I'd have been totally ****ed - had a couple of days of water on me but I'd put the chance at a passerby finding me at close to zero.

Again thankfully it was only minor and after a few hours got back to my car but certainly felt very dumb for putting myself in that situation, even with being very mindful with provisions.

EDIT: repeat of the information posted by Brad's sister here.

This is spreading on twitter. Number to call if you have information.

https://twitter.com/teamPokerFacey/s...700975618?s=20

But its their job because its their passion. Walk into an AA meeting one day as a new person and youll see how people 100% can want to help a person they just met merely because of what they know that person is dealing with.

Why do people donate money to charity? or food to food banks? or blood to blood banks? Do you think it's because they don't care about those people they clearly don't know? People may not know each other intimately but lots of people care whether others live or die. It's the same thing with suicide prevention lines.

Just because you do not consider someone a very good friend, it does not mean that they do not care about you. Someone caring about you isn't dependent on being paid to like you. Think about everyone you interact with everyday. There is at least one person that you do not consider a close friend that still cares about you.

People care not because they have to, but because they want to. There are people who actually want others to succeed in life because we have empathy.

people have busy lives. people get tired of friends/relatives who always have problems. we get in stupid disputes with friends/family/etc... but ultimately many people do very care very much about each and everyone of us......

people need to reach out for help from those that care about them. but i do think you need to make tangible effort at positive change at same time....... trust me, i know personally, i am a recovering alcoholic. i never hit rock-bottom myself but the stories i've heard at AA are incredible in almost every conceivable way.

it does seem like BB had probably weathered an extreme amount of stress the last decade........so i do think there's some chance he is out there just taking some time for himself.... reminds me of matt marafioti which turned out ok (at least as to matt being alive and unharmed). some differences too..

i wonder what more can be done from this end............

very well said

it's easy to be cynical..... but you find when great tragedy strikes that an extraordinary number of people care very much about other's misfortune (even when they have no direct link to it)

Man did he get screwed big-time playing online poker. So effed up for the owners of the company to be on it.