1987 World Series of Poker explained

Competition:1987 World Series of Poker
Location:Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates:May 1 – May 17
Champion: Johnny Chan
Prev:1986
Next:1988

The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$1,000 Ace to Five DrawBob Addison$96,400Don Williams
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with RebuysBilly Baxter$153,000Joe Petro
$1,000 Limit OmahaT. J. Cloutier$72,000Robert Turner
$5,000 Seven Card StudArtie Cobb$142,000Don Williams
$1,000 Seven Card StudJim Craig$103,600Al Anderson
$2,500 Pot Limit OmahaHal Kant$174,000Lyle Berman
$1,500 Limit Hold'emRalph Morton$189,000
$1,000 Seven Card Stud SplitJoe Petro$93,200
$5,000 Seven Card RazzCarl Rouss$65,200Mark Mitchell
$500 Ladies' Seven Card StudLinda Ryke-Drucker$16,800Barbara Putterman
$1,500 No Limit Hold'emHilbert Shirey$171,600Lee Wosk
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Main Event

There were 152 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. The 1987 Main Event was Johnny Chan's first of back-to-back World Championships.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stJohnny Chan$625,000
2ndFrank Henderson$250,000
3rdBob Ciaffone$125,000
4thJames Spain$68,750
5thHoward Lederer$56,250
6thDan Harrington$43,750
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In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.

PlaceNamePrize
8thMickey Appleman$25,000
9thJack Keller$18,750
11thJay Heimowitz$12,500
12thHamid Dastmalchi$12,500
14thHumberto Brenes$12,500
15thDon Williams$12,500
16thRod Peate$12,500
17thWalter "Puggy" Pearson$12,500
18thHoward Andrew$12,500
21stBobby Baldwin$10,000
22ndMike Hart$10,000
23rdJohn Bonetti$10,000
26thJohnny Moss$10,000
32ndBerry Johnston$7,500
34thArtie Cobb$7,500
35thMori Eskandani$7,500
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Notes

  1. Web site: 18th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1987 . 2008-11-06 . CardPlayer.com .