57TH ANNUAL WORLD SERIES OF POKER
WSOP

1988 World Series of Poker

May 04 1988 - May 20 1988Binions Horseshoe Casino
Event#8

Event #8: $1,500 Limit Seven Card Stud

Start Date

May 11 05:00 PM

Buy-in

$1,500

ITM

Top 16 players

End Date

May 11 05:00 PM

Entries

217

Prize

$325,500

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Country Code - US

Winner

Merrill Hunt

$130,200

NoPlayerCountryEarnings
1
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Merrill Hunt
United States
$130,200
2
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Johnny Moss
United States
$71,610
3
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Joseph Real
Unknown Country
$32,550
4
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Joe Petro
United States
$19,530
5
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Yosh Nakano
United States
$16,275
6
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Ross Jackson
Unknown Country
$13,020
7
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Paul Nilsson
Unknown Country
$9,765
8
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Alan Polan
Unknown Country
$6,510
9
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J.T. Lawrence
Unknown Country
$3,255
10
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Ralph Levitt
United States
$3,255
11
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Brad Daugherty
United States
$3,255
12
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T. Tab
United States
$3,255
13
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Howard Andrew
United States
$3,255
14
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Richard Schwartz
United States
$3,255
15
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Charles Hudson
United States
$3,255
16
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Julien Studley
United States
$3,255
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