$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
3 players remaining, 3.46 mill avg (87 bb)
Stephen Diamantas and Andrew Batkin get to the river again and all the chips go in.
The board showed 
and Stephen had 
for the Queen-high flush. Andrew held 
for the nut flush to take the pot.
Andrew doubled up to ~ 4 million while Stephen dropped to about 650k.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
3 players remaining, 3.46 mill avg (87 bb)
Stephen Diamantas and Andrew Batkin get to the river with the board showing 
. Andrew jammed for 688k and after some thought, Stephen called.
Andrew showed 
for the flush. Stephen has for Aces-up.
Andrew doubled up about 2.1 million. Stephen dropped to about 2.8 million.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
3 players remaining, 3.46 mill avg (87 bb)
In a battle of the blinds, Robert Bennett (bb) got all his chips in the middle against TK Miles (sb).
Robert: 
TK: 
Board: 
TK took the pot with King-high.
Robert Bennett busted out in 4th place, earning $82,001.
On his way out, Robert said “I feel good about 4th and don’t let bad thoughts get to me. These guys are way better than me, I’m just happy to be here.”
3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (65 bb)
Stephen Diamantas, Andrew Batkin and TK Miles each put in 250k to see a flop of
.
Diamantas checks, Batkin bets 400k, Miles folds, Diamantas moves all in for ~2 million and Batkin goes in the tank.
“Give me a second guys,” says Batkin, who has 1.3 million behind and is slightly covered.
Batkin eventually folds and Diamantas wins the pot, taking his stack to 3 million. Batkin drops to 1.3 million.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (65 bb)
Andrew Batkin (sb) and Robert Bennett (button) get to the turn with a board of 
. All the chips go in and Andrew is ahead with 
for top pair with nut flush draw. Robert held 
for a useless flush draw and a gutshot straight draw/straight-flush draw. He needed a 9 on the river to bust Andrew.
River was the 
and changed nothing. Andrew doubled up to nearly 2 million chips. Robert was left with about 650k.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 26: Blinds 20k/40k/4k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (65 bb)
Chip Counts
TK Miles 5.655 million (141 bb)
Stephen Diamantas 2.174 million (54 bb)
Robert Bennett 1.6 million (40 bb)
Andrew Batkin 953k (24 bb)
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $295,203
2nd $164,003
3rd $102,010
4th $82,001
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k/3k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (87 bb)
The final four have been pushing chips around the felt for a while, with no significant movement.
On a recent hand, Stephen Diamantas and TK Miles get to the river with a board of 
. Stephen bet 200k and TK took a couple of minutes, then let it go.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 25: Blinds 15k/30k/3k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (87 bb)
Updated Chip Counts
TK Miles 4.858 million (162 bb)
Andrew Batkin 2.124 million(70 bb)
Robert Bennett 1.836 million (61 bb)
Stephen Diamantas 1.539 million (51 bb)
Remaining Prize Pool
1st $295,203
2nd $164,003
3rd $102,010
4th $82,001
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (108 bb)
Andrew Batkin and Stephen Diamantas are in a preflop raising war.
Batkin makes it 400k, Diamantas moves all in for 954k total and Batkin makes the reluctant call.
Batkin: 
Diamantas:
Flop: 
(Diamantas leads)
Turn: (Batkin flush draw)
River:
“Always a sweat,” says Diamantas, who fades the flush and hears a cheer from the rail birds who are playing at the cash tables.
Diamantas doubles to nearly 2 million, while Batkin is cut in half to 1 million.
$3,500 Championship No Limit Hold’em
Level 24: Blinds 12k/24k/3k ante
4 players remaining, 2.6 mill avg (108 bb)
Tim Miles raises to 50k, Stephen Diamantas is all in for 453k total and Miles calls.
Miles:
Diamantas:
Diamantas flops an Ace and holds for the double-up to take his stack to just shy of 1 million chips.