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Ronald Jensen |
Win Pre-Flop | Win Post-Flop | Win Post-Turn | |
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Starting Stack: 5,105,000 
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85.43 % | 84.04 % | 84.04 % | Winner! |
Nicholas Rigby |
Win Pre-Flop | Win Post-Flop | Win Post-Turn | |
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Starting Stack: 9,850,000 
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14.06 % | 15.25 % | 15.25 % | |
Outcome
Preflop, with nine players at the table and blinds of 60,000-120,000 and a big blind ante of 120,000, Ronald Jensen raised to 325,000 from the small blind. Nicholas Rigby three-bet to 920,000 from the big blind. Jensen four-bet to 2,100,000, and Rigby called. On the flop Jenson checked, Rigby moved all-in, and Jensen folded.
Analysis
Nicholas Rigby caught the attention of the poker-playing world with a number of wild hands in which he made moves with 3-2 offsuit during his deep run in the main event. It turned out that the hand is known as the ‘dirty diaper’ in his local games, and that it functions much like 2-7 offsuit does in other games that have been played in televised cash games and in card rooms around the world. If a player wins a hand with the predetermined bad holding, the rest of the table has to ship them a chip. With plenty of experience stepping out of line with 3-2 under his belt, Rigby was ready to step up under the bright lights. His opponent, Ronald Jensen, picked up the second-best starting hand in hold’em and raised. Rigby started selling his story of a strong holding with a three-bet. Jensen four-bet with his monster holding and Rigby decided to call with one of the very worst starting hands one could be dealt, surely with the intention of trying to bluff his way to victory later on in the hand. The flop provided a strong opportunity for Rigby, bringing an ace that he could attempt to represent to draw folds from Jensen’s big pair holdings like pocket kings and queens. Who knows if Rigby would have pulled the trigger if Jensen led out as the first to act, but in this instance, he checked and gave Ribgy the green light. Rigby quickly announced all-in, effectively betting 3,010,000 into the pot of 4,310,000. Jensen went into the tank, but eventually folded his pocket kings. Rigby flipped over the ‘dirty diaper’ and dragged the massive pot. Both players were eliminated later on day 6, with Rigby finishing 52nd ($136,100) while Jensen took 50th place ($136,100).