Angelo Arossi raised 5♦5♣ to 425,000 in the hijack and only Benjamin Hammann called from the small blind with K♦Q♦.
Hammann check-called a bet of 325,000 from Arossi on the 7♥Q♠7♠ flop.
The 8♦ landed on the turn, and both players checked for the K♠ to complete the board. Hammann fired out for 1,900,000, and Arossi let go of his small pocket pair.
The next hand, Hammann raised the button to 400,000, and Florian Geiger defended out of the big blind.
Check, check came after the 5♥4♦8♥ flop and the 9♠ arrived on the turn. Geiger checked, and Hammann fired a delayed continuation-bet of 750,000. Geiger called.
A final check came from Geiger on the 5♠ river. Hammann made a bet of 1,800,000, and after doing some inventory of his stack, Geiger made the call.
Hammann showed an overpair with 10♠10♣ to take down the pot, as Geiger mucked K♦4♥ for a pair of fours.
Benjamin Hammann raised to 500,000 under the gun and when it folded to Eros Calderone in the big blind, he jammed for 2,400,000. Hammann made the call.
Eros Calderone: K♣10♦
Benjamin Hammann: 8♥8♣
Calderone was in a flip for his tournament life, and needed to connect with the board to stay in the Main Event.
The board ranout low and safe for Hammann's snowmen as it came 3♦5♦5♠3♥4♦.
Hammann was up to fifteen million in chips, while Calderone was out in sixth place.
With K♥7♣, Benjamin Hammann raised the cutoff to 400,000. Flynn Meichtry called on the button with A♦K♣, and Angelo Arossi called out of the big blind holding A♥10♣.
Arossi knuckled it over to Hammann on the 2♥9♠6♠ flop, and he fired out for 450,000. Meichtry folded, but Arossi called.
A second check came from Arossi on the 10♦ turn, and Hammann quickly overbet for 2,600,000. Arossi tanked, using up a couple of his time banks before deciding to fold top pair.
Benjamin Hammann raised with 6♠6♦ on the button to 400,000 and Florian Geiger called from the big blind holding K♦4♦.
Both checked through the 8♣10♠7♥ flop to see a 5♦ arrive on the turn. Geiger bet 250,000, and Hammann decided to raise to 1,500,000. Geiger snap-folded.
With A♥7♦, Benjamin Hammann raised to 400,000 under the gun. Florian Geiger called holding 5♦5♣ in the cutoff, and Eros Calderone defended 3♠2♦ in the big blind.
The Q♥3♦J♥ flop checked to Geiger, and he opted to fire out for 450,000. Calderone and Hammann tossed their cards away.
Eros Calderone jammed from under the gun for 550,000 and Florian Geiger called on the button. Neculai Macovei also called from the big blind, giving Calderone the chance to triple up.
With Calderone all-in, Geriger and Macovei checked the runout of Q♠A♦6♠Q♣3♦ all the way down.
Macovei showed king-high with K♠7♠ before Geiger revealed 4♠4♥ for a pair of fours. Calderone had the winner with A♣K♦ for a pair of aces, and he earned the much-needed triple up.