Santoni Allows Hand to Go Dead in Huge Pot

There was already 16,000 in the middle, 80 big blinds, on a completed board of
2♠8♣7♣4♣4♦ in a hand between Axel Santoni in the big blind and Nicolas Copit in early position.

Santoni put out a bet of 7,500, only to be faced with a raise to 22,000 by Copit. Santoni went deep into the tank, pondering the spot.

After a few minutes, tablemate Maximilien Scher called the clock. The tournament director confirmed with the dealer sufficient time had passed, pointing out to Scher this was a huge pot in the first level, and after some discussion it was confirmed the clock was active.

Santoni, with a completely calm look on his face, let the clock get down all the way to zero, with his hand declared dead and mucked by the dealer, Santoni barely flinching and allowing Copit to scoop a monster early pot.