Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1988

The Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1988 was the main tournament of the 19th edition of the Poker World Championship in Las Vegas .

Tournament structure

The main tournament of the World Series of Poker in No Limit Hold'em started on May 16 and ended with the final table on May 21, 1988. The tournament was held at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas . The total of 167 participants had to pay a buy-in of 10,000 US dollars each, and there were 36 paid places for them.

Final table

Johnny Chan (2008)

The final table was played on May 21, 1988. In the final hand, Chan won with J ♣ 9 ♣ against Seidel with Q ♣ 7 ♥ . The scene can be seen in the film Rounders by John Dahl .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Johnny Chan	700,000
2		Erik Seidel	280,000
3		Ron Graham	140,000
4th		Humberto Brenes	077,000
5		TJ Cloutier	063,000
6th		Jim Bechtel	049,000

Web links

• Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1988 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database (English)
• 1988 World Series of Poker Main Event on the World Series of Poker website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1988 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on January 4, 2016 (English).