The first big pot of the heads-up match was yet another big win by Amit Makhija. Amit made it $320k from the button and John Phan made the call.

The flop came J 5 3 and Phan fired away making it $270k. Makhija wasted very little time raising it up to $800,000 total and while Phan thought about it for a while, he thought better of it, laying the hand down.

Meanwhile, the table talk between the two is mostly coming from Makhija. As he did a bit earlier, Amit is asking John to play a little faster .

"I know it's your style, but come on," he said. "Just a little faster."

Zach Clark is out and it will be John Phan against Amit Makhija heads up for the Legends title.

After Amit and Phan limped, Clark shoved from the big blind. Makhija made the call with just A 6 but he was ahead of the obviously squeezy K 2 Zach had.

The flop was the inconsequential 10 7 5 but the A turn sealed it for Makhija sending Clark home with $281,645 for third.

Phan will go into heads up with $4.7 million to Makhija's $6.4 million, but was still overheard asking Makhija if he wanted to play winner take all just a few minutes ago. Perhaps a little too much champagne earlier has gone to John's head?

Amit Makhija bets $300,000 from the small blind and John Phan comes over the top all-in for approximately $2.5 million.

Makhija thinks for a minute but then calls and tables pocket tens. Unfortunately for him Phan showed the fabled pocket aces.

With the entire crowd on their feet the dealer puts out a board of Q 9 7 5 5, which catapults Phan into the chip lead.

"That's more like it, baby," said Phan.

The approximate chip counts for both players after the hand were:

1. John Phan $4.8 million
2. Amit Makhija $4.4 million

 

John Phan just made a big bluff against Amit Makhija and ended up getting called. In the hand Phan bet $235,000 pre-flop from the button and Makhija called from the big blind.

The flop came K-T-2 and Makhija checked but Phan bet $200,000. Makhija made the call and the turn came 5.

Once again Makhija checked and Phan thought for a minute before he counted out a $345,000 bet. Makhija called and the final card on the board was the 4.

For the final time Makhija checked but Phan triple barreled and bet $455,000.

Makhija thought for a minute but eventually made the call and Phan immediately said, "You got it. Your hand is good."

"You're not going to show me? asked Makhija.

Phan didn't respond.

After the hand Makhija was up to $7 million and Phan drops down to third place with $2 million.

Amit Makhija just pulled off a nice bluff taking a decent pot off John Phan. The action began when Makhija limped from the small blind and Phan checked his option.

Both players checked the A-7-7 flop, but when the 2 came on the turn the action began to heat up. First Makhija made it $150k, then Phan min-raised to $300,000.

Not to be outdone, Makhija made a re-raise of his own making it $600k and Phan was forced to fold. As the chips were being pushed his way Amit showed 8-9 for the stone-cold bluff.

The blinds are up yet again and the pressure is beginning to mount. But have no fear poker fans, PL.com is here to ease your pain.

It continues to be a three-way battle from the heart of the Bicycle Casino in L.A. In the latest hand John Phan bet $185,000 but Zach Clark came over the top for his entire stack of $1,240,000.

Phan went into the tank for an extremely long time before finally laying his hand down, which prompted some needling from chip leader Amit Makhija.

"John, you gotta player a lot faster, son," Makhija said. "We're losing a whole lot of play in this tournament."

Phan responded by saying it was an important decision.

"I understand that," said Makhija. "I didn't mean any disrespect. You just take a really long time."

And the battle rages on...

Players have just returned from a short tape-change break and we investigated and found out the chip counts. Here's how it all stacks up:

1. Amit Makhija	$5.6 million
2. John Phan	$4.1 million
3. Zachary Clark	$1.4 million

 

Yet another monster pot has been shipped to John Phan. The Razor raised from the small blind to $185,000 before Zach Clark re-raised from the big blind up to $375,000. Phan made the call and the flop came J 3 2.

Phan checked, but Clark did not, making it $150,000 to see a turn. John made the call forcing the dealer to turn over the A turn. This time both players checked and we were all shown the 9 river.

Phan immediately jumped into action betting half a million chips and Clark snap called.

Phan's deuces were good for the set and after a Clark mucked, he raked the pot. Makhija still sits on $5.6 million, but his lead is a slim one as Phan rises to $4.125 million. Zach Clark is now in the danger zone sitting on $1.4 million.

Paul Smith just became our latest victim in a suck re-suck debacle with John Phan. The hand started with a Phan raise before Smith pushed in pre-flop. After a few minutes of Phan tanking, a very short time by his standards, Smith called for the clock.

Just seconds before the ten second countdown began, Phan made the huge call felting pocket eights. Smith needed some serious help to survive with A 7 and got it on the 7-7-9 flop. Phan looked dejected but brightened slightly when the turn came a ten giving him an open ended straight draw.

Needing a jack, six or an eight to take down the pot, Phan leaped in the air when the river came a six and Smith headed for the door. He cashes $246,450 for fourth.

Now three handed Amit Makhija has $6.1 million, John Phan holds $2.8 million and Zach Clark has $2.5 million.