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

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

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

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

Hellmuth played that terrible and he knew it

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

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.

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.

@@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.

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

​@@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.

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

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

😨 diablos señorita 😨

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

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

his style of play will only go so far.

thats not a reg. dude punted nonstop

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

He sure did.. wow.

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

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

@@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

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

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.

what was his mistake by you?

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.

@@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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lol know that feeling 😂

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

@@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.

why was it heartbreaking lol

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

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

@@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.

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

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

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

You couldn't afford it

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

😂😅😂

Cartman

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

He's awfully bad but fun to watch

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.

@@usernamesrlamo he's loosing millions in poker

@@fanfan7848lol no

works with pros for an hour until they all adjust*

22:10 🤣🤣🤣

Well Rigby was favorite pre flop and hit a set. He just got sucked out.

​@@leftlegcemeteryher had dregs left at that point

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