19th Annual World Series of Poker
No Limit Hold'em Main Event
$10,000 Buy-In
Wednesday, May 11, 1988
Casino: Binion's Horseshoe
Players: 167
Prize Pool: $1,670,000
| Place | Player | From | Prize Money |
| 1st | Johnny "The Orient Express" Chan | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $700,000 |
| 2nd | Erik Seidel | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $280,000 |
| 3rd | Ron Graham | Takoma, WA, USA | $140,000 |
| 4th | Humberto Brenes | San Jose, CRI | $77,000 |
| 5th | T.J. Cloutier | Richardson, TX, USA | $63,000 |
| 6th | Jim Bechtel | Gilbert, AZ, USA | $49,000 |
| 7th | Quinton Nixon | $42,000 | |
| 8th | Mike Cox | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $28,000 |
| 9th | Jesse Alto | $21,000 | |
| 10th | Jeffrey Rothstein | $12,500 | |
| 11th | Steve Kopp | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $12,500 |
| 12th | Gary Lindgren | $12,500 | |
| 13th | Ralph Morton | $12,500 | |
| 14th | Richard Klamian | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $12,500 |
| 15th | Jay Heimowitz | Bethel, NY, USA | $12,500 |
| 16th | Garland Walters | Munsfordsville, KY, USA | $12,500 |
| 17th | Fredric David | $12,500 | |
| 18th | Roger Moore | $12,500 | |
| 19th | Jimmy Athanas | $10,000 | |
| 20th | Mike Harthcock | $10,000 | |
| 21st | Phil "Doc" Earle | Houston, TX, USA | $10,000 |
| 22nd | Junior Whited | $10,000 | |
| 23rd | Ken Flaton | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $10,000 |
| 24th | David Rubenstein | $10,000 | |
| 25th | Howard Lipman | $10,000 | |
| 26th | Don Williams | $10,000 | |
| 27th | David Sklansky | Henderson, NV, USA | $8,750 |
| 28th | John Spadavecchia | Lighthouse Point, FL, USA | $8,750 |
| 29th | Norman Berliner | $7,500 | |
| 30th | Hugh Todd | $7,500 | |
| 31st | Jack Keller | Robinsonville, MS, USA | $7,500 |
| 32nd | Chip Reese | Las Vegas, NV, USA | $7,500 |
| 33rd | Phil Hellmuth Jr. | Palo Alto, CA, USA | $7,500 |
| 34th | Ali Farsai | $7,500 | |
| 35th | T. Tab | $7,500 | |
| 36th | Stefan Dios | $7,500 |
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