1988 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1988 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 5–16 CHN Johnny Chan 1987 1989 The 1988 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe between May 5, 1988, and May 21, 1988.1988 19th Annual World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupid=211 WSOP.com January 19, 2021 Events There were 11 preliminary events at the 1988 World Series of Poker.1988 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=211 November 26, 2024 Johnny Moss became the first player to win nine career bracelets. No other player would reach nine career bracelets until the 2003 WSOP. #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 5, 1988 $1,500 Limit Hold'em400 Val Carpenter (1/1) $223,800 Jack Keller (0/2) Results2May 6, 1988 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em330 Russell Gibe (1/1) $181,800 Hans Lund (0/1) Results3May 7, 1988 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha111 Gilbert Gross (1/1) $181,000 Hugh Todd Results4May 8, 1988 $5,000 Seven Card Stud79 Thor Hansen (1/1) $158,000 David Heyden Results5May 9, 1988 $1,000 Limit Omaha228 David Helms (1/1) $91,200 Don Williams (0/2) Results6May 10, 1988 $1,500 Seven Card Stud Split206 Lance Hilt (1/1) $123,600 Joe Petro Results7May 11, 1988 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud85 Loretta Huber (1/1) $17,000 Ester Rossi Results8May 12, 1988 $1,500 Seven Card Stud217 Merrill Hunt (1/1) $130,200 Johnny Moss (0/8) Results9May 13, 1988 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw38 Seymour Leibowitz (1/1) $157,500 Chip Reese (0/2) Results10May 14, 1988 $1,500 Ace to Five Draw194 Johnny Moss (1/9) $116,400 Richard Chase Results11May 15, 1988 $1,000 Seven Card Razz192 Don Williams (1/3) $76,800 Art Youngblood Results12May 16, 1988$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event167Johnny Chan (1/3)$700,000Erik Seidel Results Main Event There were 167 entrants to the main event on May 16, 1988. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. The 1988 Main Event was the second consecutive World Championship for Johnny Chan.Harris Martin History of the World Series of Poker Main Event: 1980-1989 PokerNews July 4, 2017 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2017/07/history-of-the-world-series-of-poker-main-event-1980-1989-28389.htm November 11, 2024 The final hand that featured Chan against Erik Seidel would be featured in the 1998 movie Rounders.Event #12: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em MAIN EVENT - World Championship https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/results/?aid=2&grid=211&tid=2100&dayof=1&rr=5 WSOP.com January 19, 2021Seaton Paul Poker Moments: Erik Seidel Looks Back on Johnny Chan and the Eye to the Sky PokerNews March 5, 2019 https://www.pokernews.com/news/2019/03/poker-moments-erik-seidel-johnny-chan-eye-to-the-sky-33438.htm November 11, 2024 Jim Bechtel made the final table and finished in sixth place. He would later win the 1993 World Series of Poker Main Event.Davies Ricky WSOP Main Event Winners: Where Are They Now? PokerScout September 18, 2024 https://www.pokerscout.com/wsop-main-event-winners-where-are-they-now/ March 7, 2025 Final table Place Name Prize 1st Johnny Chan $700,000 2nd Erik Seidel $280,000 3rd Ron Graham $140,000 4th Humberto Brenes $77,000 5th T. J. Cloutier $63,000 6th Jim Bechtel $49,000 In The Money Finishes NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry. Place Name Prize 9th Jesse Alto $21,000 15th Jay Heimowitz $12,500 18th Roger Moore $12,500 20th Mike Hart $10,000 23rd Ken Flaton $10,000 26th Don Williams $10,000 27th David Sklansky $8,750 28th John Spadavecchia $8,750 31st Jack Keller $7,500 32nd Chip Reese $7,500 33rd Phil Hellmuth $7,500 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1988 in Nevada