18th Annual World Series of Poker
No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$10,000 Buy-In
Monday, May 11, 1987
Casino: Binion's Horseshoe
Players: 152
Prize Pool: $1,520,000
| Place | Player | From | Prize Money |
| 1st | Johnny "The Orient Express" Chan | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $625,000 |
| 2nd | Frank Henderson | Houston, TX, USA | $250,000 |
| 3rd | Bob Ciaffone | Saginaw, MI, USA | $125,000 |
| 4th | James Spain | $68,750 | |
| 5th | Howard "The Professor" Lederer | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $56,250 |
| 6th | Dan Harrington | Santa Monica, CA, USA | $43,750 |
| 7th | Eldon Elias | USA | $37,500 |
| 8th | Mickey Appleman | Fort Lee, NJ, USA | $25,000 |
| 9th | Jack Keller | Robinsonville, MS, USA | $18,750 |
| 10th | Walter Threadgill | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $12,500 |
| 11th | Jay Heimowitz | Bethel, NY, USA | $12,500 |
| 12th | Hamid Dastmalchi | $12,500 | |
| 13th | Royce Jost | $12,500 | |
| 14th | Humberto Brenes | San Jose, CRI | $12,500 |
| 15th | Don Williams | $12,500 | |
| 16th | Rod Peate | Downey, CA, USA | $12,500 |
| 17th | Puggy Pearson | $12,500 | |
| 18th | Howard Andrew | Walnut Creek, CA, USA | $12,500 |
| 19th | Al Either | $10,000 | |
| 20th | B Todd | $10,000 | |
| 21st | Bobby Baldwin | $10,000 | |
| 22nd | Mike Harthcock | $10,000 | |
| 23rd | John Bonetti | Houston, TX, USA | $10,000 |
| 24th | Tom Jacobs | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $10,000 |
| 25th | Mickey Finn | Frankfurt, DEU | $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 | IRE | $7,500 |
| 31st | Owen Bradley | New Orleans, LA, USA | $7,500 |
| 32nd | Berry Johnston | Bethany, OK, USA | $7,500 |
| 33rd | Sager Hunsucker | $7,500 | |
| 34th | Artie Cobb | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $7,500 |
| 35th | Mori Eskandani | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $7,500 |
| 36th | Jose Rosenkrantz | Miami, FL, USA | $7,500 |
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