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WSOP HISTORY




1988 Main Event

Event Number: 12
Event Name: Main Event
Buyin: $10,000
Prize Pool: $1,670,000
Entrants: 167

Place Winner Winnings
1 Johnny Chan $700,000
2 Erik Seidel $280,000
3 Ronald Graham $140,000
4 Humberto Brenes $77,000
5 TJ Cloutier $63,000
6 Jim Bechtel $49,000
7 Quinton Nixon $42,000
8 Mike Cox $28,000
9 Jesse Alto $21,000
10 Jeffrey Rothstein $12,500
11 Steve Kopp $12,500
12 Gary Lundgren $12,500
13 Ralph Morton $12,500
14 Richard Klamian $12,500
15 Jay Heimowitz $12,500
16 Garland Walters $12,500
17 Fred David $12,500
18 Roger Moore $12,500
19 James Athanas $10,000
20 Mike Hart $10,000
21 Phil Earle $10,000
22 Jr. Whited $10,000
23 Ken Flaton $10,000
24 David Rubenstein $10,000
25 Howard Lipman $10,000
26 Don Williams $10,000
27 David Sklansky $8,750
28 John Spadavecchia $8,750
29 Norman Berliner $7,500
30 Hugh Todd $7,500
31 Jack Keller $7,500
32 Chip Reese $7,500
33 Phil Hellmuth $7,500
34 Ali Farsai $7,500
36 Stefan Dios $7,500