1980 World Series of Poker


The 1980 World Series of Poker was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe.

Preliminary events

EventWinnerPrizeRunner-up
$1,000 Seven Card Stud SplitMickey Appleman$30,800Bob Buckler
$1,000 No Limit Hold'emRobert Bone$69,000David Baxter
$2,000 Draw HighPat Callihan$15,600Irv Warsaw
$400 Ladies' Seven Card StudDeby Callihan$14,880Linda Davis
$5,000 Seven Card StudPete Christ$90,000Stu Ungar
$10,000 Deuce to Seven DrawSarge Ferris$150,000Doyle Brunson
$1,500 No Limit Hold'emGene Fisher$113,400Louis Hunsucker
$1,000 Ace to Five DrawJim Fugatti$35,600Johnny Hale
$600 Mixed DoublesA. J. Myers & Lynn Harvey$7,380Unknown
$500 Seven Card StudBobby Schwing$52,800Don Holt
$1,000 Seven Card RazzLakewood Louie$33,600Joe Macchiaverna

Main Event

There were 73 entrants to the main event, with each paying an entry fee of $10,000. The 1980 Main Event was Ungar's first of three main event championship victories.

Final table

PlaceNamePrize
1stStu Ungar$365,000
2ndDoyle Brunson$146,000
3rdJay Heimowitz$109,500
4thJohnny Moss$73,000
5thCharles Dunwoody$36,500
6thGabe KaplanNone