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Series of poker tournaments
The 1980 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe .
Preliminary events [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
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 [ edit ]
References [ edit ]