Nick Rigby Becoming an RGPS Crusher After Winning Fourth Ring
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Nicholas Rigby is now known for more than the poker hand he made famous — the "Dirty Diaper" — after winning his fourth RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) ring in St. Louis on Thursday.
The Pittsburgh native who became a fan favorite during the 2021 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event telecast took down the $400 PokerNews PowerStack at Hollywood Casino for $28,010. In doing so, he captured his third RGPS ring since August.
Rigby Holds Chip Lead
Rigby entered the final table with the chip lead, but he found himself in some tough situations, mostly against the player who entered second in chips, Kyle Morris, as that opponent, he said, "played very uniquely" by either going all in or folding preflop. That forced him to fold some decent preflop hands such as ace-jack, not wanting to risk losing most of his chips.
Three players busted quickly at the final table — Nanda Kishore (ninth place for $2,801), Derek Schroeder (eighth place for $3,543), and Richard Johnson (seventh place for $4,537). An unconventional opponent didn't fully deter the usually loose-aggressive Rigby from playing his game.
"I used aggression as the field dwindled down," Rigby said.
PokerNews PowerStack Final Table Results
| Place | Player | Prize |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas Rigby | $28,010 |
| 2 | Walker Miskelly | $18,672 |
| 3 | James Hurley | $13,747 |
| 4 | Kyle Morris | $10,238 |
| 5 | Blake Workman | $7,714 |
| 6 | Cameron Dugan | $5,881 |
| 7 | Richard Johnson | $4,537 |
| 8 | Derek Schroeder | $3,543 |
| 9 | Nanda Kishore | $2,801 |
Rigby turned a straight to crack top pair, which sent Blake Workman home in fifth place for $7,714. He'd hit a setback during four-handed play, however, when he jammed with KxQx and was called by AxJx by an opponent with 25 big blinds. But he would battle back and regain the chip lead.
By the time heads-up play started against his buddy Walker Miskelly, Rigby held a 3:2 chip advantage and "we decided to play to the death," figuratively speaking, we presume. Five hands into the match, he raised the button with Ax4x and his opponent moved all in with Ax6x. Rigby made the call in what would often end up in a chop, but a 4x landed on the board, giving Rigby the hand and the ring for $28,010. Miskelly collected $18,672 for second place.
Rigby, who now has over $565,000 in The Hendon Mob cashes, now has four RGPS rings, all since November 2024. He also won rings in August 2025 and October 2025. The PokerNews-branded event champion also nearly won a World Series of Poker Circuit (WSOPC) ring last month at Harrah's Cherokee in North Carolina. But he inevitably fell just short in sixth place for $72,925 in the $1,700 Main Event.
Rigby's initial claim to fame in the poker world came in 2021 on the WSOP Main Event livestream where he entertained fans playing an uncoventional style. That is when he introduced the poker world to the "Dirty Diaper," aka deuce-three. He'd go on to finish 52nd place for $136,100 in poker's world championship event. Two years later, he was back running deep in the Main Event, to many poker fan's delight. This time, he busted in 131st place for $67,700 after bagging the Day 1b chip lead.
The $800 RGPS Passport St. Louis Main Event, a $200,000 guaranteed tournament, also began on Thursday with Day 1a. Chris Audrain bagged a commanding chip lead from a field that attracted 117 entries. Day 1b began on Friday in St. Louis. PokerNews is on-site live reporting the tournament from start to finish.
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