1984 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. 1984 tournament The 1984 tournament was the first year that a WSOP Main Event Champion won the SBOP Main Event. Stu Ungar who would be one of only two people to win 3 WSOP Main Events, won the first of his three SBOP Main Events in 1984. With his victory, he brought more respect and prestige to the event. Prior to this victory, poker's elite players went to the tournament more with the notion of playing in the associated cash games and to support their friend Amarillo Slim. Stu's victory made the title one that poker's elite sought. Lyle Berman, who now serves as the Chairman of the Board of the World Poker Tour and is a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, won the $500 Pot Limit Omaha event. Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. †Denotes player who is deceased. Place The place in which people finish. Name The name of the player Prize (US$) Event prize money Event 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: $525,000 Number of payouts: 6 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24276 1984 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Stu Ungar* $2750002nd Ralph Morton $1100003rd Richard Klamian $550004th Chip Reese* $275005th Ken Flaton $275006th Austin Squatty $27500 Event 2: Ace-to-Five Lowball Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: Unknown Number of payouts: Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25082 1984 Super Bowl of Poker Ace-to-Five Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Gabe Kaplan Unknown Event 3: $ 500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: Unknown Number of payouts: 6 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28264 1984 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Barbara Lewis $10500 Event 4: $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: Unknown Number of payouts: 2 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28267 1984 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Pot Limit Omaha Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Lyle Berman* $977502nd Ralph Morton $39100 Event 5: $ 500 Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: Unknown Number of payouts: Unknown Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28266 1984 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Jim Craig $43000 Event 6: $ 5,000 Seven Card Stud - Championship Event Number of buy-ins: Unknown Total prize pool: Unknown Number of payouts: Unknown Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=28265 1984 Super Bowl of Poker $5,000 Seven Card Stud - Championship Event Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Mickey Appleman Unknown References 2 Category:Super Bowl of Poker Category:1984 in poker