Mark Rubbathan is also present in Dublin. The UK-based poker streamer recently had a breakout win in a $20,000 Mystery Bounty during the Triton Series in Vietnam. He started today with just shy of 50,000 chips but that stack has dwindled a bit during the 90 minutes of play so far.
He was playing a pot against Epimenidis Stavroulakis. The board was 
and cutoff Stavroulakis had gone all-in for roughly 20,000 chips into a pot of 25,000 after a check from Rubbathan in middle position. Rubbathan was visibly displeased, counted his chips, and folded his hand.
The very next hand Rubbathan made another attempt to win a pot, this time by raising from early position to 3,200. Cutoff Matthew Donlan had different ideas and 3-bet to 10,500. Rubbathan instantly folded as he was left with just under a starting stack.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
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105,000
74,000
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74,000 |
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45,000
30,300
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30,300 |
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29,300
19,400
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19,400 |
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. McCoy's pocket jacks held all the way to the river, but Valentine hit the six to make his set and scoop the pot. McCoy was eliminated. 
O'Flynn had checked to Nitsche. Nitsche went all-in for 28,900 chips and O'Flynn asked the dealer for an exact count.
. Nitsche turned two pair and doubled up with the worst starting hand in hold'em.
, making his hand a slight favorite over Bulls's ace-high. However, the deck had two blanks in store in the form of the 
and 
. Bull's ace held on and Benger will have to set his hopes on next year's Irish Open.
. The flop brought Bellamy a pair of aces and he doubled up.
