He had several cashes at the WSOP over the summer and also scored a big first-place finish for $72,777 at another local tournament back in May. Yamada, who is a local recreational player, adds this latest score to his growing poker resume and extends his hot run this year. “Yeah, I mean, it was a great deal for me, he offered a great chop money-wise and we both knew we were just going to be sticking it in pre-flop,” Yamada explained, who originally refused to do a deal. Yamada and Hoang decided to do a deal after both players took turns being a massive favorite, and ultimately ended when Yamada held the upper hand with a 3:1 chip lead. Only 39 of those players made it to Day 2, all of whom were guaranteed a min-cash of $855. The Main Event, which offered three starting flights, attracted 299 entrants to generate a prize pool of $155,480. The deal also included the RGPS ring as well as a seat and travel package to the Dream Seat Invitational in Thunder Valley next week.
San Diego's Derrick Yamada took down the RunGood Poker Series (RGPS) Jamul $600 Main Event late Sunday evening after nearly 12 hours of play on Day 2 to earn a payday of $31,565 after a heads-up chop deal with Steve Hoang.
