World Series of Poker 1987
The 1987 World Series of Poker was the 18th edition of the Poker World Championship and took place from May 1st to 17th, 1987 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas .
Tournaments
Tournament schedule
# | Buy-in (in $ ) | competition | Tournament start | Attendees | winner | origin | Prize money (in $) |
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1 | 1000 | Limit A-5 Draw Lowball | May 1, 1987 | 216 | Bob Addison | 86,400 | |
2 | 5000 | No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (Rebuy) | May 2, 1987 | 37 | Billy Baxter | 153,000 | |
3 | 1000 | Limit Omaha | May 3, 1987 | 180 | TJ Cloutier | 72,000 | |
4th | 5000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 4th 1987 | 71 | Artie Cobb | 142,000 | |
5 | 1000 | Limit Seven Card Stud | May 5th 1987 | 259 | Jim Craig | 103,600 | |
6th | 2500 | Pot-Limit Omaha (Rebuy) | May 6, 1987 | 91 | Hal Kant | 174,000 | |
7th | 1500 | Limit Hold'em | May 7, 1987 | 342 | Ralph Morton | 189,000 | |
8th | 1000 | Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo | May 8, 1987 | 233 | Joe Petro | 93,200 | |
9 | 1000 | Limit razz | May 9, 1987 | 163 | Carl Rouss | 65,200 | |
10 | 500 | Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud | May 10, 1987 | 84 | Linda Ryke printer | 16,800 | |
11 | 1500 | No-Limit Hold'em | May 11, 1987 | 313 | Hilbert Shirey | 171,600 | |
12 | 10,000 | No Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship | May 12, 1987 | 152 | Johnny Chan | 625,000 |
Main Event
The final table was played on May 17, 1987. In the final hand, Chan won with A ♠ 9 ♣ against Henderson with 4 ♦ 4 ♣ .
space | origin | player | Prize money (in $ ) |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Johnny Chan | 625,000 | |
2 | Frank Henderson | 250,000 | |
3 | Bob Ciaffone | 125,000 | |
4th | James Spain | 68,750 | |
5 | Howard Lederer | 56,250 | |
6th | Dan Harrington | 43,750 |
Web links
- World Series of Poker 1987 on the World Series of Poker website
- World Series of Poker 1987 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database
Individual evidence
- ↑ Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1987 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 10, 2016 (English).