Rajath Tangam raised to 150,000 in the cutoff before the big blind three-bet to 460,000. Tangam happened to have a beer delivered as this hand was taking place, and he took a few sips before moving all in for 1,535,000. His opponent quickly called.
Rajath Tangam: Q♥Q♠ 
Opponent: 9♠9♣
Tangam had his opponent dominated with his queens, and the A♠5♣8♦2♣Q♦ board improved him to a set to earn the double up to more than 3,000,000
Action picked up with the cards on their backs as the small blind was all in for roughly 200,000, at risk against Michael Porrini on the button.
Small Blind: A♠8♠
Michael Porrini: A♦3♦
Porrini was behind until the 5♠4♦2♠ flop gave him a straight right away. However, his opponent still held the nut flush draw. Unfortunately for him, it did not come home on the J♥ turn or the 7♥ river, and Porrini collected the rest of his stack.
Jonathan Fader moved all in for 850,000 from the cutoff and the big blind called to put him at risk.
Jonathan Fader: A♠9♦
Opponent: 8♣8♦
Fader was racing for his tournament life against his opponent's pocket pair, and he hit a pair on the 7♠9♠10♦ flop to take the lead. The 5♣ turn gave his opponent a straight draw, but Fader held on through the Q♥ river to double up.
Javier Gomez moved all in for 470,000 from early position and Randy Pisane called in the big blind.
Javier Gomez: A♠J♠
Randy Pisane: 9♠9♦
The flop came A♦Q♦5♠ to give Gomez the lead with top pair, and the rest of the board came 6♥6♦ as he secured the double up. Pisane, meanwhile, dropped to a short stack after beginning the day among the chip leaders.
A player under the gun bet 125,000 on a flop of J♥2♣4♦ and Daniel Lazrus raised to 360,000 in the small blind. His opponent called, and they went to the 6♥ turn.
Lazrus then moved all in, and his opponent snap-called for 800,000. He showed A♥A♣, but Lazrus had 4♠4♣ for a flopped set. The river was the 5♥, and the under-the-gun player was sent to the rail.
"The snap was so fast, I would've been scared about jacks for a second," tablemate Greg Himmelbrand said to Lazrus.
Level: 22
Blinds: 30,000/60,000
Ante: 60,000
The remaining 140 players have been sent on their first 15-minute break of the day.
Play resumes in Level 22 with blinds of 30,000/60,000 and an average stack of 1,558,000 (26 bb).
Robert Hwang raised to 100,000 in middle position before the cutoff moved all in. The small blind then reshoved, and Hwang snap-called for 681,000.
Robert Hwang: K♦K♠
Cutoff: J♣J♦
Small Blind: A♦Q♠
Hwang had his opponents crushed with his kings, and the board ran out 9♠3♠4♠2♥10♣ to earn him the pot and the triple up. The cutoff took the small side pot for 300,000 off the small blind.
Patrick Boustead raised to 100,000 in the hijack, the small blind moved all in for 550,000, and Boustead quickly called.
All-In Player: 5♦3♦
Patrick Boustead: A♣K♥
The at-risk player picked up a straight draw on the Q♣7♠4♣ flop, but Boustead ended up with two pair as the board came 7♦A♥ to send his opponent to the rail.
"Ace-king holding against five-three is lucky," another tablemate joked.
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