1982 Super Bowl of Poker

Poker tournament series March 2024The Super Bowl of Poker (SBOP), also known as Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, was the second most prestigious poker tournament in the world during the 1980s. While the World Series of Poker was already drawing larger crowds as more and more amateurs sought it out, the SBOP "was an affair limited almost exclusively to pros and hard-core amateurs."http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_1981-sbop-doubling-up?show=all 1981 SBOP: Doubling Up Hand of the Day Poker Listing June 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090628013412/http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_1981-sbop-doubling-up?show=all June 28, 2009 live Prior to 1979, the only high dollar tournament a person could enter was the WSOP. 1972 WSOP Main Event Champion and outspoken ambassador for poker Amarillo Slim saw this as an opportunity. "The World Series of Poker was so successful that everybody wanted more than one tournament," he said.http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-vaults-amarillo-slim-super-bowl-poker-1197.htm From the Poker Vaults: Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, Part I PokerNews Reback Storm March 5, 2009 June 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090514092401/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-vaults-amarillo-slim-super-bowl-poker-1197.htm May 14, 2009 live Slim called upon his connections and friendships with poker's elite to start a new tournament in the February 1979. Before the SBOP had developed a reputation of its own, many of the most respected names in poker attended the tournament "more to support Slim and take advantage of the very fat cash games the event would obviously inspire."http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_1982-sbop-a-win-for-the-longshot-doc?show=all 1982 SBOP: A Win For the Longshot Doc Poker Hand of the Day Poker Listing Wise Gary June 19, 2009 Slim modelled his SBOP after the WSOP with several events and a $10,000 Texas Hold'em Main Event. One of the principal differences between the WSOP and the SBOP was the prize structure. The WSOP's prize structure was flat ensuring more people received smaller pieces of the prize pool. The SBOP typically used a 60-30-10 payout structure. In other words, only the first three places received money and generally in the ratio of 60% to first place, 30% to second place, and 10% to third.http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-vaults-amarillo-slim-super-bowl-poker-part-2-1227.htm From the Poker Vaults: Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, Part II PokerNews Reback Storm March 12, 2009 June 15, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090515034442/http://www.pokernews.com/news/2009/03/poker-vaults-amarillo-slim-super-bowl-poker-part-2-1227.htm May 15, 2009 live This payment schedule predominated the SBOP for the first 5 years of the event, but as the event grew the number of payouts increased while keeping the payout schedule top heavy. 1982 tournament Puggy Pearson is the Poker Hall of Famer who is credited with coming up with the concept of a freeze-out tournament.http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-player_puggy-pearson Puggy Pearson Player Profiles Poker Listing June 11, 2009 As a four-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner, Pearson was well known in poker circles. In 1982, Puggy was playing Chuck Bemus heads up in the "Follow the Stars" tournament. The "Follow the Stars" tournament was known for offering a prize equal to half the total buy-in and a new car.http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_1982-sbop-puggy-wins-the-prelim?show=all 1982 SBOP: Puggy Wins the Prelim Poker Hand of the Day Poker Listings Wise Gary June 18, 2009 Pearson was one of two future Poker Hall of Famers to win a SBOP tournament in 1982; the other one was Chip Reese, who won the $10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball event. Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. †Denotes player who is deceased. Place The place in which people finish. Name The name of the player Prize (US$) Event prize money Event 1: Ladies Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 42 Total prize pool: $16,400 Number of payouts: 4 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25916 1982 Super Bowl of Poker Ladies Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st EJ Freeman $98402nd Lanette Rocheleau $49203rd Alma McClelland† $1640 Event 2: Ace to Five Lowball Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $43200 Number of payouts: 2 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25917 1982 Super Bowl of Poker Ace to Five Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Howard Andrew $288002nd Seymour Leibowitz $14400 Event 3: $ 500 Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 64 Total prize pool: $32,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25918 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20070908050105/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25918 September 8, 2007 live + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Howard Andrew $192002nd Phil Glessner $96003rd Dick Faucette $3200 Event 4: $ 500 Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 197 Total prize pool: $99,500 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://www.globalpokerindex.com/tournaments/1982/united-states/amarillo-slim-s-superbowl-of-poker-limit-hold-em-25919/ 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Global Poker Index January 25, 2019 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Dave Bailey $59,7002nd Robert "Chip Burner" Turner $29,850 3rd Johnny Chan $9950 Event 5: $ 5,000 Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 13 Total prize pool: $65,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25920 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $5,000 Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Sam Mastrogiannis $390002nd Bobby Baldwin* $195003rd Hugh Nevill $6500 Event 6: Ace to Five Lowball Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $65,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25921 1982 Super Bowl of Poker Ace to Five Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Dave Hampton $390002nd Perry Green $195003rd David Baxter $6500 Event 7: $ 10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball Number of buy-ins: 14 Total prize pool: $140,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25922 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Chip Reese†* $840002nd Richard Clayton $420003rd Frank Mariani $14000 Event 8: $ 1,000 Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 96 Total prize pool: $96,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25923 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Tom McEvoy $576002nd Tom Hood $288003rd Howard Andrew $9600 Event 9: $ 2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $60,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25924 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Darryl Smith $360002nd Mickey Appleman $180003rd Robert Travis $6000 Event 10: $ 1,000 Hold'em - Follow the Stars Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $120,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25925 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Hold'em - Follow the Stars Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Puggy Pearson†* $750002nd Chuck Bemus $300003rd Walter Jones $15000 Event 11: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: unknown Total prize pool: $495,000 Number of payouts: 4 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25926 1982 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20071222063442/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25926 December 22, 2007 live + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Ed Stevens $1950002nd Tony Salinas $1170003rd Gabe Kaplan $1050004th Chuck Bemus $78000 References 2 Category:Super Bowl of Poker Category:1982 in poker