1987 World Series of Poker

Series of poker tournaments February 2026 1987 World Series of Poker Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada May 1 – 17 CHN Johnny Chan 1986 1988 The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Events There were 11 preliminary events at the 1987 World Series of Poker.1987 World Series of Poker Tournament Schedule World Series of Poker https://www.wsop.com/tournaments/schedule/?groupID=212 November 26, 2024 #Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-upResults1May 1, 1987 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw216 Bob Addison (1/1) $96,400 Don Williams (0/2) Results2May 2, 1987 $5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys37 Billy Baxter (1/5) $153,000 Joe Petro Results3May 3, 1987 $1,000 Limit Omaha180 T. J. Cloutier (1/1) $72,000 Robert Turner Results4May 4, 1987 $5,000 Seven Card Stud71 Artie Cobb (1/2) $142,000 Don Williams (0/2) Results5May 5, 1987 $1,000 Seven Card Stud259 Jim Craig (1/1) $103,600 Al Anderson Results6May 6, 1987 $2,500 Pot Limit Omaha91 Hal Kant (1/1) $174,000 Lyle Berman Results7May 7, 1987 $1,500 Limit Hold'em342 Ralph Morton (1/2) $189,000 Jack Keller (0/2) Results8May 8, 1987 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split233 Joe Petro (1/1) $93,200 Gene Fisher (0/1) Results9May 9, 1987 $5,000 Seven Card Razz163 Carl Rouss (1/1) $65,200 Mark Mitchell Results10May 10, 1987 $500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud84 Linda Ryke-Drucker (1/1) $16,800 Barbara Putterman Results11May 11, 1987 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em313 Hilbert Shirey (1/1) $171,600 Lee Wosk Results12May 12, 1987$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event152Johnny Chan (1/2)$625,000Frank Henderson Results 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.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, 202418th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987, No Limit Hold'em World Championship https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=8035 November 26, 2024 The Hendon Mob en Dan Harrington finished in sixth place. He would later go on to win the 1995 WSOP Main Event.Streltcoff Max WSOP 1995: The Legendary Dan Harrington Becomes Champion Pokerlistings January 28, 2025 https://www.pokerlistings.com/blog/wsop-1995 September 28, 2026 Final table 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 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 26th Johnny Moss $10,000 32nd Berry Johnston $7,500 34th Artie Cobb $7,500 35th Mori Eskandani $7,500 References External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker Category:World Series of Poker World Series of Poker Category:1987 in Nevada