World Series of Poker 1980

The 1980 World Series of Poker was the eleventh edition of the World Poker Championship and took place from May 6-22 , 1980 at Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas .

Tournaments

Tournament schedule

The Binion's Horseshoe in Las Vegas

#	Buy-in (in $ )	competition	Tournament start	Attendees	winner		origin		Prize money (in $)
1	00.500	Limit Seven Card Stud	May 6, 1980	176	Bobby Schwing				052,800
2	0.1000	No-Limit Hold'em	May 7, 1980	138	Robert Bone				069,000
3	0.2000	Limit Draw High	May 8, 1980	013	Pat Callihan				015,600
4th	00.400	Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud	May 9, 1980	062	Deby Callihan				014,880
5	0.5000	Limit Seven Card Stud	May 10, 1980	030th	Pete Christ				090,000
6th	10,000	No-Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (Rebuy)	May 11, 1980	019th	Coffin Ferris				150,000
7th	0.1500	No-Limit Hold'em	May 12, 1980	126	Gene Fisher				113,400
8th	0.1000	Limit A-5 lowball draw	May 13, 1980	061	Jim Fugatti				036,600
9	00.600	Mixed doubles no-limit hold'em	May 14, 1980	041	Lynn Harvey	AJ Myers			014,760
10	0.1000	Limit Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo	May 15, 1980	051	Mickey Appleman				030,600
11	0.1000	Limit razz	May 16, 1980	056	Lakewood Louie				033,600
12	10,000	No Limit Hold'em Main Event - World Championship	May 17, 1980	073	Stu Hungarian				365,000

Main Event

Stu Ungar (1980)

→ Main article : 1980 World Series of Poker Main Event

The final table was played on May 22, 1980. In the final hand, Ungar won with 5 ♠ 4 ♠ against Brunson with A ♥ 7 ♠ .

space	origin	player	Prize money (in $ )
1		Stu Hungarian	365,000
2		Doyle Brunson	146,000
3		Jay Heimowitz	109,500
4th		Johnny Moss	073,000
5		Charles Dunwoody	036,500
6th		Gabe Kaplan	-

Web links

Commons : World Series of Poker 1980  - Collection of Images

• World Series of Poker 1980 on the World Series of Poker website
• World Series of Poker 1980 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Main Event of the World Series of Poker 1980 in the Hendon Mob Poker Database, accessed on March 19, 2016 (English)