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Series of poker tournaments
The 1987 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe .
Preliminary events [ edit ]
Event
Winner
Prize
Runner-up
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw
Bob Addison
$96,400
Don Williams
$5,000 Deuce to Seven Draw with Rebuys
Billy Baxter
$153,000
Joe Petro
$1,000 Limit Omaha
T. J. Cloutier
$72,000
Robert Turner
$5,000 Seven Card Stud
Artie Cobb
$142,000
Don Williams
$1,000 Seven Card Stud
Jim Craig
$103,600
Al Anderson
$2,500 Pot Limit Omaha
Hal Kant
$174,000
Lyle Berman
$1,500 Limit Hold'em
Ralph Morton
$189,000
Jack Keller
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split
Joe Petro
$93,200
Gene Fisher
$5,000 Seven Card Razz
Carl Rouss
$65,200
Mark Mitchell
$500 Ladies' Seven Card Stud
Linda Ryke-Drucker
$16,800
Barbara Putterman
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em
Hilbert Shirey
$171,600
Lee Wosk
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Main Event [ edit ]
There were 152 entrants to the main event. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament. The 1987 Main Event was Johnny Chan's first of back-to-back World Championships.
Final table [ edit ]
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Other High Finishes [ edit ]
NB: This list is restricted to top 30 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
Walter "Puggy" Pearson
$12,500
18th
Howard Andrew
$12,500
21st
Bobby Baldwin
$10,000
22nd
Mike Hart
$10,000
23rd
John Bonetti
$10,000
26th
Johnny Moss
$10,000
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