In a massive preflop confrontation, Weston Wells ended up all in for 430,000 from early position and Keith Rickford put him at risk in the big blind.
Weston Wells: A♣A♥ 
Keith Rickford: Q♥Q♦
Wells had woken up with aces and was poised for the massive double up, and the 4♦9♥2♥3♠4♣ board ran out clean for him to take the pot.
Level: 17
Blinds: 6,000/12,000
Ante: 12,000
Nate Anderson, who came into today as the short stack, shoved for 60,000 in the hijack and Tim Montgomery called in the big blind.
Nate Anderson: 7♠7♥
Tim Montgomery: A♦8♠
Anderson remained in the lead with his sevens on a board of 6♦4♣9♣2♦, but Montgomery spiked the A♣ on the river to make top pair and send Anderson to the rail.
Zach Byers moved all in for 140,000 from the big blind and was up against Jake Croghan on the button.
Zach Byers: A♠Q♠
Jake Croghan: A♦A♣
"Zach Byers will need a miracle," a tournament official said as he arrived at the table to announce the action. Byers hit top two pair on the A♥Q♥8♠ flop, but Croghan also hit a set to leave Byers drawing thin. The board ran out 10♣K♠ and Byers was eliminated.
Duff Diseth and Robert "Muzz" Anderson were heads-up on a flop of 7♥2♥4♠ when Diseth moved all in for 205,000 from the small blind. Anderson called in the hijack.
Duff Diseth: K♦K♣
Robert Anderson: 8♥6♥
Diseth was ahead with his kings and hit a set on the K♥ turn, but the same card gave Anderson a flush and the lead. The river, though, was the 7♣ and Diseth improved to a full house to earn the double up.
Jessica Kendall just won another all in, this time taking out Chad Weldon as she became the first player to hit the 1,000,000-chip mark.
Weldon had shoved for 95,000 in the big blind, and Kendall put him at risk on the button.
Chad Weldon: A♣6♥
Jessica Kendall: Q♠10♥
The flop came 6♠5♦3♦, but Kendall hit the Q♥ on the turn to take the lead. The river was the 8♥ and Kendall scored the knockout.
Josh Unruh was under the gun and put in a raise of 110,000 as Jonathan Bailey came along from the big blind.
The flop came J♥5♦Q♣ and Unruh moved all in. Bailey snap-called.
Josh Unruh: A♦A♥
Jonathan Bailey: Q♣Q♥
"Pair the board, no ten!" Bailey shouted out as he showed a flopped set against Unruh's aces. The board ran out 4♣2♦ and Bailey secured the massive pot.
The stacks were counted down, and Bailey had Unruh's remaining 250,000 covered to earn the knockout.
"Nice award, dealer," Bailey joked with Dan the Dealer, who was honored as the Dealer of the Year in the ceremony before the start of play.
"He takes tips," another tablemate added.
Jessica Kendall at another table related that she just doubled up with two aces and is sitting on a stack of 900,000.
Sam Smith moved all in for 130,000 from the cutoff and Bill Shalhoob put him at risk in early position.
Sam Smith: K♦K♥
Bill Shalhoob: A♦A♠
Smith showed two kings, but Shalhoob had woken up with aces and was poised for the knockout. Smith leaned into table neighbor Wilfred Westerman heading to the flop, which came 7♣J♦K♣ to give him a set and the lead. The board ran out 4♠2♠ and Smith doubled up.
"I figured he hits them all the time, so I can get some of that luck," Smith said.
Level: 16
Blinds: 5,000/10,000
Ante: 10,000
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