{"id":89713,"date":"2020-07-29T13:29:01","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog?p=89713"},"modified":"2020-07-29T13:29:01","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T13:29:01","slug":"mark-weazel-rubbathan-embarks-on-100k-bankroll-quest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.partypoker.com\/blog\/en\/mark-weazel-rubbathan-embarks-on-100k-bankroll-quest.html","title":{"rendered":"Mark \u201cWeazel\u201d Rubbathan Embarks on $100K Bankroll Quest"},"content":{"rendered":"

British grinder Mark Rubbathan<\/strong> is a name you\u2019re going to see a lot of at the partypoker tables. The 29-year-old from Manchester, United Kingdom, is about to start a bankroll building<\/a> challenge that sees him play exclusively at partypoker.<\/p>\n

Rubbathan is affectionately known as \u201cWeazel\u201d<\/strong> to his friends and he discovered poker as a fresh-faced 16-year-old. He and his friends would meet up and play \u00a31 games against each other on a Friday and Saturday night, but he hit the online poker tables as soon as he turned 18.<\/p>\n

\u201cI ended up doing quite well for myself in low stakes tournaments. Since then I have played all forms of No-Limit Hold\u2019em live and online, both cash games and tournaments. I played live cash for a living before getting a job again so I could get a mortgage. Now I\u2019ve bought my place it\u2019s back to the poker grind.\u201d<\/p>\n

$90,000 Profit in 365 Days<\/h2>\n

The plan for the challenge is simple: turn a $10,000 bankroll into $100,000 within 12-months<\/strong>. Rubbathan can reload if everything goes belly up, but he must make $90,000 clear profit between August 1, 2020 and August 1, 2021.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time Rubbathan has put himself through such a challenge. A while ago, he turned $1,000 into $10,000 in only seven months. This latest challenge is going to be far more difficult, so much so his friends have priced the likelihood of it happening at 20\/1.<\/p>\n

\u201cI did a $1,000 to $10,000 bankroll challenge<\/strong> on Twitch a while back and was toying with the idea of a $10,000 to $100,000 in the same time frame. The challenge was mentioned to a few friends and they were discussing the likelihood of me succeeding and decided to bet against each other. One friend laid another 30\/1 odds against me completing the challenge exclusively on partypoker. Now I thought I was an underdog but not a 30\/1 underdog, so I asked for the same odds and we settled on 20\/1 for me to complete my challenge.\u201d<\/p>\n

The main reason for this year-long challenge is to force Rubbathan into logging some serious volume. Having a target serves as motivation for him to log plenty of hands.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe reason I want to do the challenge is to force myself to put in decent volume, grow my stream and gain some exposure. Streaming is something I love doing but often I lack the motivation to grind without a set goal or target, so here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n

“partypoker are the good guys out of all the sites available<\/h2>\n

It\u2019s going to be one hell of a grind, that is for certain. His initial plans are to grind our $0.50\/$1 fastforward tables<\/a><\/strong> and aim to hit Diamond Club status<\/strong><\/a>. This would give Rubbathan 40% cashback on all his real money play, which will be a huge help in hitting $90,000 profit. He\u2019ll also by throwing a day of MTT grinding into the mix. Why choose partypoker over all the other available sites, though?<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m choosing to play at partypoker for a few reasons, the primary being the integrity of the site. I genuinely believe party is the best site FOR the players<\/strong>. My play used to be on GGPoker but they made some changes I wasn\u2019t happy with, so decided to move elsewhere. I don\u2019t play on PokerStars because I believe they are bad for the player and their customer support is woeful, and I think partypoker are the good guys<\/strong> out of all the sites available.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cSecondly, I think the fields are relatively tough, meaning it\u2019s a good challenge and hence why I got 20\/1 odds on completing my challenge. My odds would have been lower on so-called softer sites.\u201d<\/p>\n

The positives and negatives of streaming<\/h2>\n

Putting yourself and your play on a live stream can be difficult and stressful, just ask our Twitch Team<\/strong><\/a> members who do this almost every day. Like anything in poker, Twitch streaming has its positives and negatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe positives of streaming are the community aspect. Twitch<\/a> is really a fantastic place to hang out and the Twitch community is incredible for motivation and general enjoyment. The community I have built up over the years is absolutely incredible. The support they give me serves as motivation to play and want to do well. I would 1,000% recommend streaming to anyone. It also means I am motivated to play and to play my best. For example, if people are watching I can\u2019t just decide to gamble in a spot where we have all been tempted to make a losing play.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the flip side, however\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cThe negatives are clear: anyone can watch the way I play. Especially at higher stakes cash games, this does become a problem in that opponents can see how I played and what hands I bluff with etc. This means I have to be aware, especially if I know there are players watching me who are also in the same games. There is a slight added pressure to perform too, in that I will be harder on myself if I have a bad session (in terms of how I played) but at the same time it\u2019s a reason to play better and put time into improving my game where I can.\u201d<\/p>\n

Rubbathan starts his challenge on August 1, 2020 and you can watch him in action on Twitch<\/a> or receive updates via YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ready to join the party?<\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re ready to jump into the action, then click here to download partypoker and get started<\/strong>!<\/a><\/p>\n

If you already have an account with us, click here to open partypoker and hit the tables!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

British grinder Mark Rubbathan is a name you\u2019re going to see a lot of at the partypoker tables. The 29-year-old from Manchester, United Kingdom, is about to start a bankroll building challenge that sees him play exclusively at partypoker. Rubbathan is affectionately known as \u201cWeazel\u201d to his friends and he discovered poker as a fresh-faced<\/p>\n

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