Santo Put To Test

Catching the action on a board of {A-Clubs}

and three players active, Luke Santo continued his preflop aggression with a 1,200-chip bet from late position.

An opponent on his immediate left then cut out a re-raise to 3,700 to force a fold from the only remaining active player in the hand.

Santo sat ruffling a stack of chips before bumping it to 7,200, only to be faced with an all in re-raise.

With Santo faced with a decision for his tournament life, the clock began to tick away as both players exchanged some inaudible banter.

"Take your time sir" commented tablemate Nathaneal Seet before Phil Lau toyed with calling the clock.

"I wouldn't do it if I was you . . . I'm serious" quipped Santo's opponent as Santo remained in the tank.

Another few minutes went by before Santo pushed in his remaining 13,000 to make the call tabling his {A-Hearts}