Tournament Information

Date: May 6 - 22, 1980
Venue: Binions Las Vegas, NV, United States
Event: No Limit Hold'em World Championship (May 17 - 22, 1980)
Buy-in: $10,000
Prize: $730,000
Entries: 73

Other Events

May 15, 1980 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo $1,000
May 7, 1980 No Limit Hold'em $1,000
May 8, 1980 Draw High $2,000
May 9, 1980 Women's 7-Card Stud $400
May 10, 1980 Limit 7 Card Stud $5,000
May 11, 1980 No Limit Deuce to Seven Draw $10,000
May 12, 1980 No Limit Hold'em $1,500
May 13, 1980 Limit Ace to Five Draw $1,000
May 14, 1980 No Limit Hold'em - Mixed Doubles $600
May 6, 1980 Limit 7 Card Stud $500
May 17 - 22, 1980 No Limit Hold'em World Championship $10,000
May 16, 1980 Razz $1,000

Event Results

Place Player Prize GPI PoY 2023
1st Stu Ungar $365,000
2nd Doyle "Texas Dolly" Brunson $146,000
3rd Jay Heimowitz $109,500
4th Johnny Moss $73,000
5th Charles Dunwoody $36,500