1988 Super Bowl of Poker

Poker tournament March 2024 The Super Bowl of Poker (also known as Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker or SBOP) 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. 1988 Tournament The 1988 SBOP was possibly one of the most notable years in the tournament's history. Two future Poker Hall of Famer's Stu Ungar and Jack Keller were playing heads-up for the right to claim the title. Stu won the event and went on to become the only person to win three SBOP Main Events. The loser, Jack Keller, ended up winning two SBOP Main Events. The Main Event was not the only final table that Jack made it to in 1988. Jack faced off against another future Poker Hall of Famer at the $1,000 Ace to Five Draw tournament. This time he fell short to Chip Reese. Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Place The place in which people finish. Name The name of the player Prize (US$) Event prize money Event 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 42 Total prize pool: $420,000 Number of payouts: 7 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24280 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080121171336/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24280 January 21, 2008 live + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Stu Ungar* $2100002nd Jack Keller* $840003rd Don Williams $420004th David Baxter $210005th Perry Green $210006th Ricardo Alem-Simon $210007th Jose Rosenkrantz $21000 Event 2: $ 500 Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 156 Total prize pool: $78,000 Number of payouts: 8 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24281 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20051218114900/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r December 18, 2005 dead + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Robert Turner $380002nd Eric Treichel $152003rd Earl Kim $76004th Michael Halford $38005th Stan Singer $38006th Ken Flaton $38007th Johnny Hale $38008th John Fallon $2000 Event 3: $ 1,000 Ace to Five Draw Number of buy-ins: 50 Total prize pool: $50,000 Number of payouts: 5 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30131 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Ace to Five Draw Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Chip Reese* $250002nd Ray Rumler $125003rd Pat Flanagan $75004th Jack Keller* $50005th Jack Lewis $2500 Event 4: $ 500 Limit Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 152 Total prize pool: $76,000 Number of payouts: 10 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30132 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Jim Brenner $360002nd Barbara Gold $144003rd Wallace Phipps $72004th Said Barjestch $36005th Robert Miller $36006th Jack Shirley $36007th Karen Wolfson $36008th Jack Lewis $20009th Ken Flaton $100010th Johnny Moss* $1000 Event 5: $ 200 Pot Limit Omaha Number of buy-ins: 607 Total prize pool: $121,400 Number of payouts: 10 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30133 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Pot Limit Omaha Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st John King $541802nd Seymour Leibowitz $250803rd Ron Graham $120404th George Tsiklitiras $60205th Ed Edmonson $60206th David Baxter $60207th Mike Hart $60208th Don Williams $30109th Artie Cobb $3010 Event 6: $ 1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $55,800 Number of payouts: 10 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30134 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Marty Sigel $465002nd Al Korsin $9300 Event 7: $ 200 No Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $161,400 Number of payouts: 9 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30135 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $200 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Ricardo Alem-Simon $725852nd Men Nguyen $322603rd Tony Abadi $161304th Eldon Elias $80655th Dewey Tomko* $80656th Tom Franklin $80657th Al Korsin $80658th Eddie Schwettmann $40329th George Rodis $4032 Event 8: $ 500 Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 161 Total prize pool: $80,500 Number of payouts: 9 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30136 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Doug Roche $362252nd Ray Rumler $161003rd Lauri Foreman $80504th Humberto Brenes $40255th Al Korsin $40256th Tony Thang $40257th T. J. Cloutier $40258th Hector Williams $20139th Don Thrash $2013 Event 9: $ 1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $58,000 Number of payouts: 1 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30137 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Limit Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st John Cernuto $58000 Event 10: $ 2,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $71,250 Number of payouts: 1 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30138 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 No Limit 2-7 Draw Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Carl Rouss $71250 Event 11: $ 200 Pot Limit Omaha Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $60,975 Number of payouts: 1 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30139 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Pot Limit Omaha Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Ralph Morton $60975 Event 12:$ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 135 Total prize pool: $135,000 Number of payouts: 9 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30140 1988 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Don Holt $607502nd George Rodis $270003rd Jens Nielsen $135004th Yosh Nakano $67505th Brad Daugherty $67506th Perry Green $67507th Harve Morgan $67508th Scott Mayfield $33759th David Baxter $3375 References 2 Category:Super Bowl of Poker Category:1988 in poker