Tournament Information

Date: May 1 - 17, 1987
Venue: Binions Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event: No Limit Hold'em (May 11, 1987)
Buy-in: $1,500
Prize: $469,500
Entries: 313

Other Events

May 1, 1987 Limit Ace to Five Draw $1,000
May 2, 1987 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw $5,000
May 3, 1987 Limit Omaha $1,000
May 4, 1987 Seven-Card Stud $5,000
May 5 - 2, 1987 Seven-Card Stud $1,000
May 6, 1987 Pot Limit Omaha $2,500
May 7, 1987 Limit Hold'em $1,500
May 8, 1987 Seven-Card Stud Split $1,000
May 9, 1987 Seven-Card Razz $1,000
May 10, 1987 Women's 7-Card Stud $500
May 11, 1987 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
May 12 - 17, 1987 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $10,000

Event Results

Place Player Prize GPI PoY 2023
1st Hilbert Shirey $171,600
2nd Lee Wosk $107,250
3rd Hugh Todd $42,900
4th Michael Green $25,740
5th Thomas John "T.J." Cloutier $23,595
6th Bill Strothers $19,305
7th Tom McEvoy $17,160
8th Al Korson $12,870
9th Edward Zidd $8,580
10th J.C. Pearson $3,000
11th Terry Davis $3,000
12th Noli Francisco $3,000
13th Richard Dick $3,000
14th Allen Baker $3,000
15th Dick Barrett $3,000
16th Don Lemon $3,000
17th Norman Freeze $3,000
18th Larry Sigety $3,000
19th R.A. Brooks $1,500
20th Stan Feldstein $1,500
21st Carl Lao $1,500
22nd Quinton Nixon $1,500
23rd Phil Reid $1,500
24th John Esposito $1,500
25th Mori Eskandani $1,500
26th Mark Karowe $1,500
27th Gil Stone $1,500