1981 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. 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. 1981 Tournament The 1981 SBOP was one of the most anticipated poker events in the 1980s. In 1980, Welcome Back Kotter's lead actor, Gabe Kaplan had won the SBOP Main Event. His victory proved that anybody could play poker.http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_1981-sbop-the-champion-dethroned?show=all 1981 SBOP: The Champion Dethroned Hand of the Day Poker Listing June 17, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100618212305/http://www.pokerlistings.com/poker-hand-of-the-day_1981-sbop-the-champion-dethroned?show=all June 18, 2010 live Because of his popularity as an actor, people were eager to see how the returning actor would fare in the 1981 event. Billy Baxter, a Poker Hall of Famer won the Ace-to-Five Lowball event while fellow Hall of Famer Johnny Moss won the $5,000 Seven Card Stud event. Key *Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame. Place The place in which people finish. Name The name of the player Prize (US$) Event prize money Event 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 26 Total prize pool: $260,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference:http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24273 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20080220173844/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=24273 February 20, 2008 live + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Junior Whitehed $1300002nd Perry Green $780003rd Jay Heimowtz $52000 Event 2: Ace-to-Five Lowball Number of buy-ins: 44 Total prize pool: $44,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25080 1981 Super Bowl of Poker Ace-to-Five Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Bill Baxter $264002nd Don Rowe $132003rd Hal Fowler $4400 Event 3: $ 400 Ladies Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 31 Total prize pool: $12,360 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25553 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $400 Ladies Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Ruth Godfrey $74402nd Jane Drache $37203rd Shelly Cory $1200 Event 4: $ 1,000 Ace to Five Lowball Number of buy-ins: Not Recorded Total prize pool: Not Recorded Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/festival.php?a=r&n=4097 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Ace to Five Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 Event 5: $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 39 Total prize pool: $39,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25555 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Jim McDaniel $234002nd Ken Smith $117003rd Seymour Leibowitz $3900 Event 6: $ 1,000 Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 67 Total prize pool: $67,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25556 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st David Chew $402002nd Glenn Garrod $201003rd Don Zewin $6700 Event 7: $ 5,000 Seven Card Stud Number of buy-ins: 19 Total prize pool: $95,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25557 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $5,000 Seven Card Stud Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Johnny Moss* $570002nd Pat Callihan $285003rd Rodney Pardey $9500 Event 8: $ 1,000 Razz Number of buy-ins: 17 Total prize pool: $17,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25558 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Razz Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Sam Angel $102002nd David Singer $51003rd Mike Sexton $1700 Event 9: $ 10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball Number of buy-ins: 9 Total prize pool: $90,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25559 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Dave Hampton $540002nd Doyle Brunson* $270003rd Dick Carson $9000 Event 10: $ 500 Limit Hold'em Number of buy-ins: 146 Total prize pool: $73,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25560 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Mark Porter $438002nd Kitty Sowa $219003rd Gary Carlson $7300 Event 11: $ 2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split Number of buy-ins: 12 Total prize pool: $30,000 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25561 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Tommy Hufnagle $180002nd Sam Moon $90003rd Spence Edwards $3000 Event 12: $ 1,000 Hold'em "Follow the Stars" Number of buy-ins: unknown Total prize pool: $73,400 Number of payouts: 3 Reference: http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=25562 1981 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Hold'em "Follow the Stars" Tournament Results The Hendon Mob June 16, 2009 + Final tablePlace Name Prize1st Ralph Morton $460002nd Dick Albano $184003rd Doug Johnson $9200 References Category:Super Bowl of Poker Category:1981 in poker