Barnhart Doubles A Shorty
Sam Barnhart, who won the National Championship in Las Vegas two years ago, is here in LA grinding another Circuit main event. Barnhart had a good first few levels, but we just caught him doubling up a short stack, knocking him below starting stack in the process.
We came to the table as Barnhart was facing the 1,000 all in on a flop of 
. Barnhart reluctantly made the call, and he saw that his 
was well behind the 
of his opponent. Barnhart would need a ten or some form of runner runner to win the hand, and while the turn wasn't the ten, it was the next best thing, the 
. This gave Barnhart flush draw outs as well, but the 
came on the river, pairing Barnhart but keeping his opponent in the lead.
After that one, Barnhart dropped to 19,500.
| Player | Chips | Progress |
|---|---|---|
|
19,500
6,500
|
6,500 |