“My wife only lets me keep playing as long as I win,” he had joked earlier in the day, but there may be some truth to this as he seems to keep the streak alive. 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.

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