Paul Tobutt died on his own stag do after downing neat spirits in a 'dentist's chair' in a Benidorm bar Paul Tobutt, 38, died of acute alcohol toxicity following four rounds of game Sees players sit in chair as neat alcohol is poured down their throat Collapsed after consuming a litre of spirits in bar in Benidorm, inquest told Carried back to hotel room by friends who found him dead the next day Dorset coroner recorded a verdict of accidental death A British man died on his own stag party after he downed a litre of spirits in a drinking game made famous by footballer Paul Gascoigne, an inquest heard. Paul Tobutt, 38, from Weymouth in Dorset, collapsed after having neat spirits poured down his throat while he sat in a "dentist's chair" at a bar in Benidorm in Spain. The Trading Standards officer had to be carried back to his hotel room by his friends who put him in the recovery position while he slept. When they woke the next morning Mr Tobutt, known affectionately as 'Tubbs', was dead. 'Larger than life': Paul Tobutt, seen holding the ball, died from acute alcohol toxicity after having neat spirits poured down his throat during a drinking game on his stag do, an inquest heard The seven men had kept watch over their friend when they put him to bed until they eventually went to sleep themselves. Mr Tobutt, who had been due to marry fiancee Maria Matthews less than a month later, died from acute alcohol toxicity, the hearing was told. Members of the stag party told the inquest Mr Tobutt drank neat spirits for more than 20 seconds in the last of four sessions of the dentist's chair drinking game in the space of one evening. Players are made to sit in a chair and lean back while alcohol is poured down their throat. The game achieved notoriety after Gazza and his England teammates were photographed playing it in a Hong Kong bar in the run-up to Euro 1996. He then famously celebrated scoring against Scotland by lying on the pitch while his teammates poured water into his mouth. Dentist's Chair: England footballers including Teddy Sheringham were snapped playing the drinking game in a Hong Kong bar in the run-up to the Euro '96 tournament Mr Tobutt's friend Jonathan Williams said the keen rugby player had consumed a litre of spirits in one of the four sessions at the Wembley Bar. Alex Stubbs added: 'Essentially he lay down on a chair while a barman poured drink into his mouth.' Christian Harrison said after the final go Mr Tobutt had appeared unaffected, but that shortly afterwards he collapsed in his chair and had to be carried back to the hotel. The hearing heard how Mr Tobutt had been snoring when he was put to bed in the recovery position but friends woke the next morning to find him unresponsive and cold. They attempted to resuscitate him but failed and he was pronounced dead by an ambulance crew shortly after. Stag do: Mr Tobutt, 38, was in Benidorm for his stag party ahead of his wedding to Maria Matthews when he died of acute alcohol toxicity A toxicology report revealed Mr Tobutt had a blood alcohol level of 398 milligrams per 100 millilitres - around five times the legal drink drive limit. Pathologist Dr Mark Deverell said Mr Tobutt had died from acute alcohol toxicity while Dorset coroner Mr Sheriff Payne recorded a verdict of accidental death. Following the inquest, Mr Tobutt's father Peter blasted the drinking game as 'mindless'. He said: 'I'm surprised in Spain they can put people in these chairs and pour alcohol down them. 'I don't think it would happen in this country, it's mindless.' Tributes poured into Mr Tobutt following his shock death in April 2010. In an emotional message, fiancee Maria described Mr Tobutt as 'the most amazing person I have ever met'. She said: 'I don't know what to say...there are no words, the man of my dreams, our dreams about to come true, you are the most amazing person I have ever met. I know you were having a great time and we had everything to look forward to so dream those dreams baby. We have shared the most amazing times together and some pretty rough ones too but you always stayed strong and kept me strong. So many happy memories! I can't believe you are really gone.' Friend Tom Moate, who was on the stag party, said: 'You couldn't wish for a nicer person. He was a genuinely top bloke and will be sorely missed by us all. Sally Chittick, membership secretary at the rugby club, said Mr Tobutt was a 'larger than life character'. She added: 'We just can't believe he's gone. We are all stunned.