The 1988 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe between 5 May 1988, and 21 May 1988.

Preliminary events

There were 11 preliminary events at the 1988 World Series of Poker.

Main Event

There were 167 entrants to the main event on 16 May 1988. Each paid $10,000 to enter the tournament, with the top 36 players finishing in the money. The 1988 Main Event was the second consecutive World Championship for Johnny Chan. The final hand that featured Chan against Erik Seidel would be featured in the 1998 movie Rounders.

Final table

In The Money Finishes

NB: This list is restricted to In The Money finishers with an existing Wikipedia entry.