A Heartbreaker for Barnhart
With about 7,000 in the pot and a flop of 
, Sam Barnhart, winner of the Harrah's Tunica Main Event, moved all in for his last 10,050. A player in middle position made the call, but the player on the button proceeded to raise it to 25,000. The middle position player was not happy and laid down his hand. The isolation raise meant that Barnhart had to face only one opponent but could still triple.
Barnhart: 
Button: 
The 
turn delivered Barnhart his saving grace and put him in the lead; however, he still needed to avoid the board pairing before he was home safe. When the 
spiked on the river, Barnhart briefly closed his eyes in disappointment before shaking hands with his opponent.
On a side note, "Captian" Tom Franklin followed Barnhart out the door.