Kings Fail Hadaya (Again)

Start-of-day chip leader Shahaf Hadaya might be contemplating folding pocket kings the next time they are dealt to him, as the hand just doesn't seem to be working out for the player from Israel.

Just now came another instance in which cowboys failed Hadaya. With the board showing and a decent pot having already developed, Hadaya checked, then Gordon Huntly bet 45,000. Hadaya — holding — made it 225,000 to go, and when Huntly reraised all in for 352,000 total, Hadaya was there with the call.

Hadaya tabled his overpair, but Huntly had the , and after the turn and river, Hadaya had lost yet another big pot with K-K.

"That's four times I've had kings today," said Hadaya with a grin. "I've lost three." We've caught three of those hands, seeing him split a pot once with K-K earlier against Koon and now lose two big ones.

He continued to smile, though, seemingly unflustered by his misfortune during the first level-and-a-half today.