MEGA COMPILATION: Nicholas Rigby's Crazy Aggression at the 2023 WSOP Main Event

[@angelmarinos3910]

Nice to see Hellmuth with a well measured reaction to such a loss.

[@SlowLew222]

He carried himself with dignity. He will be much more respected if continues to be gracious in losing, as well as winning.

[@floodwaters8887]

Hellmuth knew it was just horrible play by himself. Aces, 10's, 9s, A10, A9 all beat him lol and he blew 100 big blinds

[@gregsarro8638]

Because he trapped himself - he usually only goes batshit when donkstriked…

[@Whatusain]

Hellmuth played that terrible and he knew it

[@santaclause3487]

I feel like he called cause he just won a bracelet and a lot of money. Kind of a punt

[@Joshreid0602]

This man single handed made this WSOP so much better with his play on the feature tables loved watching all of it

[@marcuslarwa9098]

Would have been a great final table if he made it. Now it’s going to be a slow tank fest like always.

[@ifeelhalfnaked484]

@@marcuslarwa9098 alec torelli is more deserving to be on FT lets see

[@jrviade85]

😨 diablos señorita 😨

[@todd-tl9tr]

Dude is sub par glad I don't have to watch him anymore.

[@armadillo9961]

@@todd-tl9tr seriously how do you waste over 7 mil in chips at the main event unreal

[@nathantorian3005]

the bill klein hand in the middle there at 14:35 is amazing, like a boss! :D

[@rogeeeferrari]

Great players know when to adjust their play, especially after building a huge stack. He kept playing junk hands, eventually you will go down...

[@steveclay7821]

He built his stack playing hands that were 4 handed after preflop raises. That meant allot of the premium cards were out there. If the flop brings low cards he suddenly has the. Best of it. He also got very lucky allot. So many river hits,or runner runner wins. Yes his style was not a winning one as the longer he played the more likely he was too fail big.

[@morningwoodacademy9271]

You apparently know very little about tournament strategy. Your ranges need to be much more wide once you have a big stack. The difference is picking the right spots against the right players who are playing at the right stack depths to push them around. His style could use a little refinement and he definitely should study solvers and range charts, but his style is actually closer to optimal when it comes to MTT’s than you realize. Any tournament specialist would agree. Take advantage of weak players in the early stages of MTTs to chip up, then leverage your big stack in the right spots against the right opponents to continue building a final table stack and put yourself in position to take it down. But a big part of knowing the right spots to bully shorter stacks comes with putting in the work and studying solvers and range charts. Rigby would end up punting his entire roll within a month playing like this in cash games though.

[@defaultuser1]

@@morningwoodacademy9271 I think the style was definitely working, but you need to hero call a little less with such a wide range; people are less likely to bluff big if they have no idea what you have, so I expect them to tighten up when making big river bets. He will adjust and be a contender for years to come.

[@rogeeeferrari]

@@morningwoodacademy9271 I stand by what I said, but it's great to hear from the expert on tournament strategy, LOL

[@algoner4421]

​@@morningwoodacademy9271eh.... I don't necessarily agree with that entirely at the wsop main event. You have to take into consideration the stakes and the players. Most players do not go in too light. A few of those hands I think he relied too much on HIS image rather than the other player and what they may have had. I didn't watch all of it, just these highlights so maybe my next comment may be invalid. Once you chip up to the level he was vs the rest of the table, taking his image into consideration, he could have possibly picked his spots better. Some of his all ins or big reraise didn't make much sense. No chance I'm folding the A9 when he shoved. If has 23, I'm out...no worries.

[@andre01jacob]

Now I know how the recs look like irl at my online tables

[@nemonatoryt122]

thats not a reg. dude punted nonstop

[@Dekogangster207]

@@nemonatoryt122 rec = recreational player, to say the least

[@LearningFast]

I could watch Rigby all day long. It is totally a Train Wreck but it is entertaining to watch.

[@doresearchstopwhining]

Dude should have still had 5M at the end. What a series of terrible punts.

[@djjohnson9389]

his style of play will only go so far.

[@frankpastella2765]

Big rig could have used some coaching when he got to day 5,, Great aggressive play when there a bunch of splashers in the game. He never pumped the brakes.

[@santaclause3487]

He punted. It’s fun to watch tho cause everybody else is such a nit. I didn’t like how he acted stunned when he lost, he bad beat so many different people.

[@glovozagreb6594]

what was his mistake by you?

[@MacBaza]

He needs a Monster sponsorship and be in more tournaments. So fun to watch. Wish his JJ top set held vs AK

[@santaclause3487]

He just punts and ran hot. But yea, it’s fun to watch

[@TheBeastNC]

​@santaclause3487 but if he gets sponsor money, he can do it for free.

[@El.Espartano]

@@TheBeastNC i wish someone sponsor me and I would be playing wild too 😂

[@TheBeastNC]

@El.Espartano don't we all my friend. Have a bottomless funds. I would take high variance lines all day everyday.

[@ArgoRuben642]

did that guy realy say : "i folded 9-10" @ 31:23 while the hand was still going and rigby didnt make decision yet ?? day 5 of the main event ? unbelievable.

[@michaelmarsico9740]

He sure did.. wow.

[@antzooma]

it's not clear that's what he says also he says it quietly

[@michaelmarsico9740]

It’s PERFECTLY clear. You can hear it, and see his mouth say it. That’s exactly what he said. Because they have mics, it may have been quiet enough that others couldn’t hear, but he did say it

[@antzooma]

@@michaelmarsico9740 nope lol. i even checked it on poker go the guy didnt have 9 10, he says pocket something and is talking about the previous hand with the guy

[@stevejames8070]

He 100% said he folded 9,10. Absolutely disgusting

[@SmokeBurp]

he should have tightened up when the chip stacks caught up to him

[@lucamuraro6245]

15:44 We want hands like this in the final table!!!! I know it's almost impossible but it would be really exciting

[@venomsixxx]

Man must have really strong legs to carry them balls made of titanium

[@bobdole7292]

25:40 was an angle shoot hard as fk. Guy put his chips back like he was out and then did the exact motion you’d do if you were mucking but held on to them at the last possible second. All the while staring directly at rigby 100% angle Curious on your thoughts

[@12dunner12]

Rigby was fun to watch. See ya next year big rig!!

[@JOJOMO443]

Love Bill Klein! He can play with the best of them, because money is not a consideration, he simply loves the game!!!

[@defaultuser1]

The call / shove there is a pretty strong play. He likely suspected a squeeze, given the position and timing of the raise. I agree, not needing the money or prestige can make a person pretty fearless.

[@KickStaff]

@@defaultuser1 there was no chance Klein didn't have the best hand K-5-10 was the board and he has a 5 blocker. No chance Rigby wouldn't raise preflop with 1010 or KK Klein made a nice shove but with his hand A5 it was almost 100 percent the best hand there. Rigby either has QJ or Q9/J9 there 95 percent of the time. Klein probably expected the call and to be ahead plus the Ace would be a broadway straight blocker

[@Chino-bk9fd]

now this deserves a luckbox of the year award

[@jeffk1722]

Great compilation, including great counter play moments. Thanks for the upload!

[@denisfolcik1373]

He's from my area, and only played with him a few times, but he never slows down. Was at a table once and it was a reasonable game, then him and another guy just got into it, and it was like 10 BB to even see a flop at min every hand. I don't mind the go wild approach at times, but there is a point to slow it down at times.

[@johannessmithenstein]

Probably playing partners with the other guy pushing the table around.

[@denisfolcik1373]

@@johannessmithenstein nah, the other dude wasn't someone I'd ever seen before. The other guy was there from the start and Rigby sat down late. He may be crazy aggro but not someone who would cheat.

[@OHANZ99]

Thanks to him I did actually subscribe a month to PokerGo just to continue watching him play, only for him to bust out early in the next day. What a player!

[@Freddyfrm18]

Rigby plays waaayyyy too many hands, he's his own worst enemy.

[@dustinwhite6243]

3:07 dudes wishing he didn't take that last bump

[@basvanvliet288]

Lol know that feeling 😂

[@Mrperson662]

That day 4 fit was fire

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

Everything you do at the poker table conveys... information.

[@thegodhead]

Klein is a hero. That was a boss move with bottom pair!

[@cowboysfandow]

Best start to a poker video, ever.

[@michaelcurson]

Rigbys volatile style of play sure is fun to watch

[@AlbinoMutant]

He made for some entertaining TV. You get used to watching Euro pros tank for 5 minutes just to check out of position and then they switch to this guy playing like Dan at my home game and winning. So much fun.

[@ArthurFonzza]

I wonder how much more mental fatigue he experiences, when he's playing so many more hands in tough spots in such a long tourney. Must be exhausting.

[@mictyson6750]

Calling the 4 of diamonds on the turn is legendary!

[@mahdadseyedi14]

That AA vs AKs of chance was heartbreaking😓

[@matthewvitelli5087]

why was it heartbreaking lol

[@michaelmarsico9740]

I can’t believe chance snapped off 90bbs with AKs. Brutal.

[@Pattonator14]

​@@michaelmarsico9740 you're folding AKs against a guy who famously plays aggressive garbage?

[@michaelmarsico9740]

@@Pattonator14 with 90 bigs behind? Yes. I’m not flipping for my tournament life when I’m that deep. You can pick better spots. Everybody plays differently, though.

[@Pattonator14]

@@michaelmarsico9740 if you 3bet fold AKs you are going to get brutally exploited lol

[@zolo670]

21:33 AYYYOOOO!

[@fuji4202]

Would like see Masato final 9 . Side bet action .

[@BennyBoom77]

This should have started out this rigby's diper hand early on! But it's still awesome 😂

[@bobbywhite1645]

Its nice to see during this age of GTO robots a player like Rigby that is so fun to watch

[@JamesBastell]

Would love to have Fishby at my local card room

[@haydnmorgan508]

You couldn't afford it

[@markrasmussen6175]

How did Bill Klein make the raise with A5s? What a legend

[@jrviade85]

Rigby the catcher from the sand lot movie!!

[@briansweeney6733]

Because he’s big? Lol he looks nothing like him 🤡

[@maxvl2832]

😂😅😂

[@todd-tl9tr]

Cartman

[@dialedinGandC]

48:49 I felt that handshake fail. I know it all too well.

[@samronalds7799]

This Rigby is an absolute beauty. It's been a pleasure to watch this man work!

[@txbill2512]

Rigby wreaked havoc...until he couldn't. Love the aggression but it can only get you so far.

[@jeffhemmen9088]

He's always in a hurry so he doesn't miss a meal

[@fabioteresi97]

What a player!

[@Stockhandle123]

What an easy called that was with A9. He wouldn’t have finished the word in before i said call.

[@fanfan7848]

He's awfully bad but fun to watch

[@usernamesrlamo]

He certainly isn’t awful. His play style works very well against the larger field as a whole and has gotten him very deep two years in a row. His Achilles Heel is not switching up his play style once he gets very deep with a huge stack. If when he had 7+ million he had switched gears to a tighter approach that works better against the higher skilled players left he could have made the final table.

[@fanfan7848]

@@usernamesrlamo he's loosing millions in poker

[@jamespohl-md2eq]

@@fanfan7848lol no

[@MikeRetroModz]

I feel like he couldve made it to the final table but otherwise he was a joy to watch, deffinately more on the spicy side but we need guys like that to make it more interesting!!

[@1Snouser]

21:34 he said what now 😂!?

[@Johnny2Feathers]

48:35 D’Aquilio “Ciao ciao signore Rigby” 😂

[@DaveDepilot-KFRG]

He made some brilliant moves but also had a lot of bad punts.

[@onlyweatherlol93]

The call with 97s vs QQ on a Q river was very bad 36:20. He didn't really take time to think what hands he actually beats

[@onlyweatherlol93]

40:32 Shoves with QJs, no backdoor draws at all... It's probably one of the worst bluffs I've ever seen. That's what you call a punt

[@Drywaller]

10 7 should be the new nationwide rigby hand

[@floridalarry7079]

Hellmuth? Sportsmanship? Never thought I'd live to see it.

[@chris2003ize]

Can't be lucky all week. Got it in bad so many times.

[@dsrrellgriffith1161]

His strategy works nicely when nobody knows how u play, players will adjust to his play as they know him more.

[@dustyguadian7570]

Ali talks like it’s golf. When he said rugby had the dolce glass and looked amazing made me laugh

[@supakev6308]

Guys like this always cause mayhem in tournaments but never win.....just take out a bunch of player before they go

[@kevinclark-cn2mf]

that ace nine fold was beyond ridiculous, only way I fold that hand is if the guy flashes me his hand and I see a two, the river was a magical card for his hand to be honest, no flushes only a set or an incredible lucky straight beats him.

[@steveclay7821]

I have never seen Rigby fold 10 7, It is one of the three, It is his lucky hand, It is the hand he has elected to represent Aces with, Or it is his birthday. What do you think about the hand 10 7os

[@throwdown1165]

so what place did he get? how much did he cash for?

[@diggerblair7460]

And it's over for another year 😮

[@Brazz27]

Just started the video, that A9 fold was... something..

[@CallofAldebran]

I like the new phil top shelf class

[@willcampbell8829]

@38:34 no clue what language that guy is making noise in but it's one of the funniest things I've ever seen....any translation would be appreciated 😃

[@losangelesnutritionist]

Bill Klien is legendary!

[@junito1008]

At the end of the day, The fish always give all his money back…You just have to be patient !! 😄

[@Compy90]

At the end of Day 3, I saw Rigby three-bet shove with J3o and get called by jacks. He did not lose.

[@freddytoruno7889]

They couldn’t make this video chronologically to show his stack go up and up

[@derek6460]

brutal hand for him to go out on, but Dunst got it even worse smh

[@dioskuros]

He couldn´t get his feet of the gas in the end

[@chuchotheace3126]

Rigby made a fan for years to come, loved watching him Kingpin his way through this amazing tournament 💜

[@Will_Moffett]

I need Rigby's fashion consultant. I know that boy aint picking out those threads.

[@toddmurphy390]

Am I the only one that thinks adult men wearing over the ear headphones look mentally challenged.

[@Cyclops1973]

Rigby is a walking full house

[@papadwarf6762]

Aggressive maniac . Was bound to lose to sharks once his luck ran out

[@joedon1706]

Rigby: "I am going to get a fking cheeseburger"

[@ThisIsMyYoutubeAcct]

Imagine his carnage at the buffet

[@wayneo1269]

Rigby is crazy

[@janoswildman]

Did he win main event?

[@mikeoxlong1483]

lets go boys he should have said as he exited

[@soards6]

can't wait for all the amateurs to play like this online not realizing this only works with pros. big payouts ahead.

[@calansmith9561]

works with pros for an hour until they all adjust*

[@standcontractdelta8120]

Funny that Rigby turned his 'STOIC' hat backwards, recognising that he was not acting stoic at all.

[@KiarashM-khoze]

Bill Clain , real jentleman my favorite riCh poker player 👍✅

[@faketaxi2370]

21:33 HUH?

[@Johnny2Feathers]

22:10 🤣🤣🤣

[@lmelch100]

Did anyone catch Rigby placing a 25k green chip next to him. 39:30 You can actually hear the chip hit his chair. Even Soik heard and saw him do it.

[@Tookiechips79]

Talk about torching chips!

[@MoreJohnBlazeThan_]

Who wore it better, Heidorn or Cohuet?

[@markusscott6696]

His simple tactics is aggression, works at certain point, only when opposite player has weak hand, otherwise he loses huge portion of his stack. Stupid in my opinion, but fun to watch

[@tymgreentech]

I giggled every time they said livshitz, it's the absolutely best poker player name I've ever heard

[@mongomonk4946]

31:30 did this dude while an all in just said what he folded ?

[@CoachBaileyCooper]

Rigby needed a rail to tell him to fold his way to 1M Cash with all them chips. He did the donking. It was fun to watch. He had the rack. So sick how he went out. Gg.

[@abdesow2424]

18:45 thats a 2% chance of getting it right 😂

[@wtyeager]

This whole video I'm thinking that this Rigby guy looks so familiar. Then I hear them say he's from Pittsburgh, same as me. I know I've played with him here in Pittsburgh, probably at Rivers Casino lol

[@Airzy_723]

Lewis must’ve hit a lot on Maria Ho if you know what I mean!! Lol 😂

[@TheLiquidChicken69]

Chen really folded the two pair in that spot 😂

[@justinestle5330]

Take a shot everytime one of the commentators says "indeed"

[@SL0409]

That A9 fold was a shambles

[@NoOnE2781]

would be nice to always display the remaining amount of players..

[@JuiceJams]

I hate this golf commentator. Poker is exciting and enthralling!! Why are we whispering!??????? I don’t get it! I love poker but I hate poker go for paywalling the main event and having these bogus commentators.

[@9and12wholepizzas]

Tru they are really dumb for that instead of just getting ad revenue

[@bensestig2213]

It's the commentary over a 6-hour+ live report. They too need to spread their energy over the whole session

[@jamespohl-md2eq]

@@9and12wholepizzasImagine thinking you know more than the people who do this for a living.

[@9and12wholepizzas]

@@jamespohl-md2eq greedy pig

[@Minecraft-gw1jv]

I was wondering how deep we was going to Run. He did well! I knew he was going to run into some bad luck eventually and that bullying wasn’t going to work once others caught up to his chip stack… Glad to see him run deep! Definitely great strategy vs weak players… Will study this technique and maybe utilize it in my range??

[@joedon1706]

Nice to hear Rigby graduated from vocabulary class.

[@Woorew]

Such a bad beat... Great watching him this past week or so

[@laartwork]

27:14 Casey Afflek vs Jonah Hill

[@TP_Gillz]

44:20 low key sponsor promotion on camera lol

[@santaclause3487]

It is nice to see somebody try to take advantage of all the nits. And wtf is bill Klein doing in every tournament? If I had a billion dollars or so, it would be the last place I would want to be

[@ichmagheringway89]

"Wtf is Bill Klein doing in every tournament?" Probably enjoying himself.

[@madzilla14]

What a physical specimen ! Those arms *should* see the light of day ... *alone* ! P.H. Forever 😎