Series of poker tournaments
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
|
| $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. The 1987 Main Event was Johnny Chan's first of back-to-back World Championships.
Final table
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Other High Finishes
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 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
|
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
|
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Notes
This page was last edited on 26 July 2022, at 13:12
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