Brendon Rubie Pushes 2012 Winnings Toward $500k

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Aussie poker ace Brendon Rubie has seen his cash pile rise this year

Australian poker ace Brandon Rubie has seen his cash pile rise quite significantly this year.

The card pro has cashed only twice this year, but each time he set a new career record for himself and has earned almost $500,000 in 2012 so far.

Indeed, the player got his year off to a great start at the Aussie Million at the Crown Casino in Melbourne after scooping a cheque for $205,895 in the $1,000 buy-in No Limit Hold'em event.

That was the star's biggest career win to date until last week, when he narrowly missed out on a World Series of Poker (WSOP) winner's bracelet.

Rubie came second in the $2,5000 No Limit Hold'em Four Handed event in Las Vegas and walked away from the table $242,458 better off, taking his 2012 earnings to $448, 353.

The cashes are sure to fill Rubie with confidence for the remaining months o f the 2012 poker calendar and the star is sure to be one to watch when the WSOP heads down under for the first time next year.