1987 World Series of Poker
Appearance
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1987 World Series of Poker | |
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Location | Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada |
Dates | May 1 – May 17 |
Champion | |
Johnny Chan | |
The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.
Events
[edit]There were 11 preliminary events at the 1987 World Series of Poker.[1]
# | Date | Event | Winner | Prize | Runner-up | Results |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]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 |
In The Money Finishes
[edit]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 | 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
[edit]- ^ "1987 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule". World Series of Poker. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Harris, Martin (2017-07-04). "History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 1980-1989". PokerNews. Retrieved 2024-11-11.
- ^ "18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em World Championship". The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2024-11-26.