Tommy Vedes has had a pretty awful day so far, and he must have been terribly disappointed to get his last 4,500 or so in with 
and find himself unlikely to double up against his opponent's 
. Duly the board came down 
for a chop, and Vedes remains dangerously short.
We didn't catch the swan song, but the good people at ESPN have reliably informed us that Olga Varkonyi, wife of 2002 winner Robert, has been eliminated from the Main Event.
A player raised from middle position to 800, and it folded around to the small blind who reraised to 3,000. Then Eddy Sabat made it 7,200 to go from the big blind. The original raiser got out, but the small blind pushed it up once more to 16,000, putting himself all in. Sabat made the call.
Sabat showed 
and his opponent 
. The flop came 
, and Sabat was still in front. The turn then brought another , giving Sabat the boat and making the river card no matter.
We've lost another player, while Sabat pushes up to 68,000.
On a flop of 
, Shawn Sheikhan got his remaining chips all in and was called by his opponent in Seat 2.
Sheikhan: 
Seat 2: 
Sheikhan was in great shape to double up. The turn was the 
and all he needed to do was dodge a queen on the river. The dealer burned and revealed the 
. Sheikhan doubled on the hand and is now sitting with around 17,000.
A player in middle position had raised to 1,050. The player in the hijack three-bet, but we didn't catch how much it was for. David Daneshgar then four-bet to 4,150. The original raiser folded, but the hijack called.
The flop came down 
and the hijack bet 3,500 with Daneshgar making the call. Both players checked through the 
on the turn as well as the 
on the river.
Daneshgar showed and his opponent mucked, sending Daneshgar up to 37,000.
We only caught the tail of the hand, but we managed to ascertain that Andreas Hoivold was holding 
which was good enough to double up on the 
board. We believe that the chips went in on the flop and his opponent was holding a flush draw which failed to come in.
Hoivold doubled to a below-starting-stack but still very manageable 20,000 or so.
Christmas came early for A.J. Kowalski just moments ago as he flopped quads with 
on an 
board. But flopping a monster is one thing; getting paid off is another, and Kowalski was treated to both as all the monies went in on the 
turn, his poor, unwitting foe turning over 
for the turned boat.
A knaveless later and Kowalski was back over his starting stack with 32,000.
"Can I ask you a question?" inquired Hanz Azaria, sadly not in the voice of Chief Wiggum or Moe Szyslak.
Pause.
"How'd you like the flop?"
On a flop of 
, Eddy Sabat checked and the player on the button bet 1,600. Sabat made the call and the turn was the . This time the button led out for 4,025 after Sabat had checked. Once again, Sabat made the call and then checked as the river came the .
The button checked behind and Sabat showed for a straight. The button flashed a before mucking. With that win, Sabat broke the 70,000 chip mark.
When we arrived at the table the flop read and there were 2,000 chips in the pot. In early position, Scott Montgomery fired a 1,000-chip bet and was called by one opponent.
The turn card was a and Montgomery fired a 2,000-chip bet. His opponent eventually folded and the Canadian player took the pot.
Annette Obrestad is railing her friend, and when Montgomery threw the cards to the muck, while he was talking with her, he accidentally flipped to 
...
Montgomery is now up to 21,300 chips.
Jason Potter made a late position raise to 725 and was three-bet to 1,900 by Josh Arieh in the cutoff. The player on the button called and Potter excused himself from the hand.
Arieh bet 2,325 on a . He was re-raised by the button to 6,600 and made the call.
The turn was the and Arieh checked to his opponent, who bet 10,00. Arieh said "Hand's that good, huh?" before raising all in to 19,400, getting called.
Arieh: 
Opponent:
Arieh had flopped a flush and the 
kept him ahead of his opponent's kings. He doubled up and is now sitting with 57,500 chips.
When the hand was over, Jason Potter looked at Arieh and said, "Three-betting me with 5/6 suited?"
Arieh responded by saying "I promise I won't do it again."
