Amit was a fantastic pro poker player, but John seemed to be destined to win. Time after time he out played his younger opponent, but just when it seemed Amit would be out once and for all he would manage to double up and stick around.
It was the final table at the Season Seven World Poker Tour Legend of Poker, played at the Bicycle Casino in Los Angeles and only two players were left. John Pham and Amit Makhija battled for millions in cash.
In this hand Amit had:
and moved all in. John had:
In most cases in heads up it was a good idea to commit if you were holding an ace, so John made the call. It just so happened he was out kicked and in a bad spot.
If, however, the cards went his way in the deal he could be the next WPT champ.
The Flop was:
giving nothing up for John.
The Turn came:
This would have already put John out of winning the hand, giving the pair to Amit and John’s non-dominated card too low to beat it. However it was a fourth club, so a club would mean John was the winner.
The River hit and it was not a club – it was the:
and Amit stayed around to play at least one more hand.
