1980 World Series of Poker

1980 World Series of Poker
Location	Binion's Horseshoe, Las Vegas, Nevada
Dates	May 6 – May 17
Champion
Stu Ungar

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

Preliminary events

Event	Winner	Prize	Runner-up
$1,000 Seven Card Stud Split	Mickey Appleman	$30,800	Bob Buckler
$1,000 No Limit Hold'em	Robert Bone	$69,000	David Baxter
$2,000 Draw High	Pat Callihan	$15,600	Irv Warsaw
$400 Ladies' Seven Card Stud	Deby Callihan	$14,880	Linda Davis
$5,000 Seven Card Stud	Pete Christ	$90,000	Stu Ungar
$10,000 Deuce to Seven Draw	Sarge Ferris	$150,000	Doyle Brunson
$1,500 No Limit Hold'em	Gene Fisher	$113,400	Louis Hunsucker
$1,000 Ace to Five Draw	Jim Fugatti	$35,600	Johnny Hale
$600 Mixed Doubles	A. J. Myers & Lynn Harvey	$7,380	Unknown
$500 Seven Card Stud	Bobby Schwing	$52,800	Don Holt
$1,000 Seven Card Razz	Lakewood Louie	$33,600	Joe 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

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