The 1980 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe in May 1980.
Events There were 11 preliminary events at the 1980 World Series of Poker. The 1980 WSOP notably featured 11 players earning their first career bracelets in the first ten events. Lakewood Louie recorded his third consecutive World Series winning a bracelet.
#Date EventEntries Winner Prize Runner-up1May 6, 1980 $500 Seven Card Stud176 Bobby Schwing (1/1) $52,800 Don Holt Results2May 7, 1980 $1,000 No Limit Hold'em138 Robert Bone (1/1) $69,000 David Baxter Results3May 8, 1980 $2,000 Draw High13 Pat Callihan (1/1) $15,600 Irv Warsaw Results4May 9, 1980 $400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud62 Deby Callihan (1/1) $14,880 Linda Davis Results5May 10, 1980 $5,000 Seven Card Stud30 Pete Christ (1/1) $90,000 Stu Ungar Results6May 11, 1980 $10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw19 Sarge Ferris (1/1) $150,000 Doyle Brunson (0/6) Results7May 12, 1980 $1,500 No Limit Hold'em126 Gene Fisher (1/1) $113,400 Louis Hunsucker (0/1) Results8May 13, 1980 $1,000 Ace to Five Draw61 Jim Fugatti (1/1) $35,600 Johnny Hale Results9May 14, 1980 $600 Mixed Doubles41 A. J. Myers (1/1) & Lynn Harvey (1/1) $7,380 Jackie McDaniel & Jim McDaniel Results10May 15, 1980 $1,000 Seven Card Stud Split51 Mickey Appleman (1/1) $30,800 Bob Buckler Results11May 16, 1980 $1,000 Seven Card Razz56 Lakewood Louie (1/4) $33,600 Joe Macchiaverna Results12May 17, 1980$10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event73Stu Ungar (1/1)$365,000Doyle Brunson (0/6) Results
Main Event
There were 73 entrants to the main event, with each paying an entry fee of $10,000. Stu Ungar defeated Doyle Brunson, who was seeking a record third Main Event win, heads-up. The 1980 Main Event was Ungar's first of three main event championship victories.
Final table
Place Name Prize 1st Stu Ungar $365,000 2nd Doyle Brunson $146,000 3rd Jay Heimowitz $109,500 4th Johnny Moss $73,000 5th Charles Dunwoody $36,500 6th Gabe Kaplan None
References
External links Tournament results at the World Series of Poker