Josh Egle raised to 15,000 in the cutoff and was called by Kevin Ellis and Kelly Jonasen in the blinds.
Egle moved all in on the 2♥7♠8♣ flop and Ellis called for his last 40,000, while jonasen got out of the way.
Kevin Ellis: 10♦8♦ 
Josh Egle: A♦A♠
Ellis had flopped top pair, but Egle showed down two aces. The rest of the board ran out 9♥4♥, and Ellis was sent to the rail.
Heads-up on a flop of 7♦5♠9♣, Leighton Lindsey bet 10,000 from the big blind and Alex Smith called in the cutoff.
The turn was the 2♠ and Lindsey bet another 10,000. Smith again called, and they both checked down the 2♥ river.
Smith showed 8♣7♣ for two pair, and Lindsey tossed 6♥3♥ into the muck. "I appreciate you giving me some of that million stack," Smith told Lindsey after the hand.
Chris Cutler in middle position and Brandon Luckey in the hijack got all their chips in the middle before the flop, both players having nearly identical stacks.
Chris Cutler: A♥K♥
Brandon Luckey: A♦A♣
Cutler found himself coolered and needing help against Luckey's aces, but none arrived on the 7♣2♣Q♠2♠J♦ board. Luckey had 140,000 remaining and barely had Cutler covered, earning him the knockout.
After two limps in front of him, Gabe Gaddis raised to 15,000 on the button and was called by John Bailey in the big blind, Jeff Bowen in early position, and Rick Hass in the cutoff.
The flop came 7♣5♣4♥ and Hass bet 25,000. Only Gaddis called.
Both players checked the 9♠ turn, and Hass also checked the 8♠ river. Gaddis then moved all in for 108,000.
"No f**king way," Hass said as he tanked for a minute before folding.
Rick Lehman raised to 10,000 in middle position and Penn Swindle called in the hijack. Matt Braukmann then moved all in for 45,000 in the big blind, and only Lehman called.
Matt Braukmann: 10♠10♥
Rick Lehman: A♣Q♠
Lehman took the lead on the 7♣9♦Q♦ flop with top pair, while the turn was the 8♠. The river brought the J♦, and Braukmann improved to a straight to win the pot and double up.
"That works," he said as he raked in the pot.
With late registration closed, tournament officials confirmed that there were 141 total entries today.
Day 1a will end once 22 players remain or at the end of Level 15, whichever comes first. There are currently 41 players remaining.
Level: 13
Blinds: 3,000/5,000
Ante: 5,000
Players are going on the last 15-minute break of the day. Late registration will close once action resumes.
There are three more 40-minute levels left to play tonight.
Donovan Thomas moved all in for 20,500 from the cutoff and Leighton Lindsey called on the button.
Donovan Thomas: A♦10♣
Leighton Lindsey: A♣J♣
The Q♠8♣3♣ flop gave Lindsey the nut flush draw, and he hit his flush on the 7♣ turn to leave Thomas drawing dead. The river was the 8♥ and Lindsey scored the knockout to continue building his massive stack.
"You're the crippler," tablemate Kelly Jonasen told him.
Brandon Luckey moved all in for 60,000 from early position, James Armstrong reshoved for 70,000 in the small blind, and Henry Silverberg in the big blind put both opponents at risk.
Brandon Luckey: 9♦9♠
James Armstrong: A♥K♦
Henry Silverberg: A♣J♣
The 5♣6♦7♥Q♠10♥ board kept Luckey in the lead with his nines and earned him the triple up. Silverberg began walking away from the table, but the dealer called him back as he still had some chips left after paying off Armstrong in the side pot.
"I don't even know if I want them," Silverberg said.
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