As our seventh level of play on Day 1B winds down, the players are putting each other to the test. Mathieu Boulanger-Vaugeois, better known around Playground by his alias “Matt Damon,” was just put to one such test when he was check-raised by Francis Sabourin on the turn in a big pot. The board read
, and Boulanger-Vaugeois had position on Sabourin. Sabourin check-raised the turn, making it 35.3K to go after the initial 10K bet by Boulanger-Vaugeois. The call was made and the players saw the
river. Sabourin continued his story and led out for 45K. This bet cranked up the pressure on Boulanger-Vaugeois, who had roughly 75K left behind. After thinking over some of Sabourin’s possible hands out loud and spending several minutes in the tank, he made the call. Sabourin tabled
, and Boulanger-Vaugeois showed
. There were a few remarks heard around the table about what a tough spot he had found himself in, to which Boulanger-Vaugeois agreed; “I was only beating that hand or a bluff.”
