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1987 World Series of Poker

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1987 World Series of Poker
LocationBinion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
DatesMay 1 – May 17
Champion
China Johnny Chan
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The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Events

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There were 11 preliminary events at the 1987 World Series of Poker.[1]

# Date Event Winner Prize Runner-up Results
1 May 1, 1987 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw Bob Addison (1/1) $96,400 Don Williams (0/2) Results
2 May 2, 1987 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys Billy Baxter (1/5) $153,000 Joe Petro Results
3 May 3, 1987 $1,000 Limit Omaha T. J. Cloutier (1/1) $72,000 Robert Turner Results
4 May 4, 1987 $5,000 Seven Card Stud Artie Cobb (1/2) $142,000 Don Williams (0/2) Results
5 May 5, 1987 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Jim Craig (1/1) $103,600 Al Anderson Results
6 May 6, 1987 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha Hal Kant (1/1) $174,000 Lyle Berman Results
7 May 7, 1987 $1,500 Limit Hold'em Ralph Morton (1/2) $189,000 Jack Keller (0/2) Results
8 May 8, 1987 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split Joe Petro (1/1) $93,200 Gene Fisher (0/1) Results
9 May 9, 1987 $5,000 Seven Card Razz Carl Rouss (1/1) $65,200 Mark Mitchell Results
10 May 10, 1987 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud Linda Ryke-Drucker (1/1) $16,800 Barbara Putterman Results
11 May 11, 1987 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em Hilbert Shirey (1/1) $171,600 Lee Wosk Results
12 May 12, 1987 $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event Johnny Chan (1/2) $625,000 Frank Henderson Results


Main Event

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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.[2][3] Dan Harrington finished in sixth place. He would later go on to win the 1995 WSOP Main Event.

Final table

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Place Name Prize
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

In The Money Finishes

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

Place Name Prize
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 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

References

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  1. ^ "1987 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
  2. ^ Harris, Martin (2017-07-04). "History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 1980-1989". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
  3. ^ "18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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