Tournament Information
Tournament:
18th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1987
Date:
May 1 - 17, 1987
Venue:
Binions
Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event:
No Limit Hold'em World Championship (May 12 - 17, 1987)
Buy-in:
$10,000
Prize:
$1,520,000
Entries:
152
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 | Johnny Chan | $625,000 | — | — | |
| 2nd | Frank Henderson | $250,000 | — | — | |
| 3rd | Bob "The Coach" Ciaffone | $125,000 | — | — | |
| 4th | James Spain | $68,750 | — | — | |
| 5th | Howard Lederer | $56,250 | — | — | |
| 6th | Dan Harrington | $43,750 | — | — | |
| 7th | Eldon Elias | $37,500 | — | — | |
| 8th | Mickey Appleman | $25,000 | — | — | |
| 9th | Jack Keller | $18,750 | — | — | |
| 10th | Walter Threadgill | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 11th | Jay Heimowitz | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 12th | Hamid Dastmalchi | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 13th | Royce Jost | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 14th | Humberto Brenes | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 15th | Don Williams | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 16th | Rod Peate | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 17th | Puggy Pearson | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 18th | Howard "Tahoe" Andrew | $12,500 | — | — | |
| 19th | Al Ethier | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 20th | B Todd | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 21st | Robert "Bobby" Baldwin | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 22nd | Mike Hart | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 23rd | John Bonetti | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 24th | Tom Jacobs | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 25th | Mickey Finn | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 26th | Johnny Moss | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 27th | Jimmy Athanas | $10,000 | — | — | |
| 28th | Al Korson | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 29th | Scott Lundgren | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 30th | George McKeever | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 31st | Owen Bradley | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 32nd | Berry Johnston | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 33rd | Louis "Sager" Hunsucker | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 34th | Artie Cobb | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 35th | Mori Eskandani | $7,500 | — | — | |
| 36th | Jose Rosenkrantz | $7,500 | — | — | |
