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."[1]

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.[2] 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."[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]

1979 Tournament

As one of the original participants in the WSOP, the 1979 tournament was built upon Amarillo Slim's popularity and reputation. Many of the biggest names showed up at the event. Despite the limited number of cash prizes offered at the SBOP, Poker Hall of Famer Johnny Moss succeeded in making it to the cash 4 times. Doyle Brunson, another Hall of Famer, finished in second place in the $1,000 Ace to five Lowball event. 2003 Poker Hall of Fame inductee Bobby Baldwin won the $5,000 Seven card Stud event.[5]

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: 30
  • Total prize pool: $300,000
  • Number of payouts: 7
  • Reference:[6]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stGeorge Huber$150,000
2ndRobert Bone$60,000
3rdCharles Dunwoody$30,000
4thJunior Whited$15,000
5thLouis Hunsucker$15,000
6thGeorge Malooly$15,000
7thJohnny Moss*$15,000

Event 2: $ 10,000 No Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw

  • Number of buy-ins: Unknown
  • Total prize pool: Unknown
  • Number of payouts: 2
  • Reference:[7]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stByron WolfordUnknown
2ndJohnny Moss*Unknown

Event 3: $ 200 Ladies Seven Card Stud

  • Number of buy-ins: 53
  • Total prize pool: $10,600
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[8]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stJane Drache$6,460
2ndNell Kelly$2,180
3rdJean Mattox$1,060

Event 4: $ 1,000 Ace to five Lowball

  • Number of buy-ins: 45
  • Total prize pool: $45,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[9]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stJack O'Diamonds$27,000
2ndDoyle Brunson*$13,500
3rdClyde Hill$4,500

Event 5: $ 1,000 Seven card Stud

  • Number of buy-ins: 44
  • Total prize pool: $44,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[10]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stBruce Hershenson$26,400
2ndDick James$13,200
3rdLakewood Louie$4,400

Event 6: $ 5,000 Seven card Stud

  • Number of buy-ins: 11
  • Total prize pool: $55,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[5]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stBobby Baldwin*$26,400
2ndEric Drache$13,200
3rdA Meyers$4,400

Event 7: $ 1,000 Razz

  • Number of buy-ins: 33
  • Total prize pool: $33,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[11]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stDavid Sklansky$26,400
2ndGary Berland$13,200
3rdS Said$4,400

Event 8: $ 5,000 Razz

  • Number of buy-ins: 11
  • Total prize pool: $55,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[12]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stDoc Thomas$33,000
2ndGary Berland$16,500
3rdS Said$5,500

Event 9: $ 2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split

  • Number of buy-ins: 15
  • Total prize pool: $37,500
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[13]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stDan Robison$22,500
2ndJess Jackson$11,250
3rdGary Berland$3,750

Event 10: $ 10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball

  • Number of buy-ins: 11
  • Total prize pool: $55,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[14]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stByron Wolford$78,000
2ndJohnny Moss*$37,000
3rdCarl Rouss$13,000

Event 11: $ 1,000 Hold'em

  • Number of buy-ins: 130
  • Total prize pool: $130,000
  • Number of payouts: 3
  • Reference:[15]
Final table
Place Name Prize
1stGeorge Malooly$78,000
2ndJohnny Moss*$37,000
3rdHal Thomas$13,000

References

  1. ↑ "1981 SBOP: Doubling Up". Hand of the Day. Poker Listing. Archived from the original on 2009-06-28. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  2. ↑ Reback, Storm (2009-03-05). "From the Poker Vaults: Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, Part I". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 2009-05-14. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  3. ↑ Wise, Gary. "1982 SBOP: A Win For the Longshot Doc". Poker Hand of the Day. Poker Listing. Retrieved 2009-06-19.
  4. 1 2 Reback, Storm (2009-03-12). "From the Poker Vaults: Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, Part II". PokerNews. Archived from the original on 15 May 2009. Retrieved 2009-06-15.
  5. 1 2 "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $5,000 Seven card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  6. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Archived from the original on 2008-06-11. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  7. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Deuce-to-Seven Draw". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  8. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Ladies Seven Card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  9. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Ace to five Lowball". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  10. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Seven card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  11. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Razz". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  12. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $5,000 Razz". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  13. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo Split". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  14. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 Deuce to Seven Lowball". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
  15. ↑ "1979 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved 2009-06-16.
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