1987 World Series of Poker
Series of poker tournaments
1987 World Series of Poker | |
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Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Dates | May 1 – May 17 |
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← 1986 1988 → |
The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Preliminary events
Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up |
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$1,000 Ace to Five Draw | Bob Addison | $96,400 | Don Williams |
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys | Billy Baxter | $153,000 | Joe Petro |
$1,000 Limit Omaha | T. J. Cloutier | $72,000 | Robert Turner |
$5,000 Seven Card Stud | Artie Cobb | $142,000 | Don Williams |
$1,000 Seven Card Stud | Jim Craig | $103,600 | Al Anderson |
$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha | Hal Kant | $174,000 | Lyle Berman |
$1,500 Limit Hold'em | Ralph Morton | $189,000 | Jack Keller |
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split | Joe Petro | $93,200 | Gene Fisher |
$5,000 Seven Card Razz | Carl Rouss | $65,200 | Mark Mitchell |
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud | Linda Ryke-Drucker | $16,800 | Barbara Putterman |
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em | Hilbert Shirey | $171,600 | Lee 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
Place | Name | Prize |
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1st | Johnny Chan | $625,000 |
2nd | Frank Henderson | $250,000 |
3rd | Bob Ciaffone | $125,000 |
4th | James Spain | $68,750 |
5th | Howard Lederer | $56,250 |
6th | Dan 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.
Place | Name | Prize |
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8th | Mickey Appleman | $25,000 |
9th | Jack Keller | $18,750 |
11th | Jay Heimowitz | $12,500 |
12th | Hamid Dastmalchi | $12,500 |
14th | Humberto Brenes | $12,500 |
15th | Don Williams | $12,500 |
16th | Rod Peate | $12,500 |
17th | Walter "Puggy" Pearson | $12,500 |
18th | Howard Andrew | $12,500 |
21st | Bobby Baldwin | $10,000 |
22nd | Mike Hart | $10,000 |
23rd | John Bonetti | $10,000 |
26th | Johnny Moss | $10,000 |
32nd | Berry Johnston | $7,500 |
34th | Artie Cobb | $7,500 |
35th | Mori Eskandani | $7,500 |
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Notes
- ^ a b c "18th World Series of Poker (WSOP) 1987". CardPlayer.com. Retrieved 2008-11-06.
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