1984 Super Bowl of Poker

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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]

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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]

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. [4] 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. [3] Stu's victory made the title one that poker's elite sought. [4]

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.

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*Elected to the Poker Hall of Fame.
†Denotes player who is deceased.
PlaceThe place in which people finish.
NameThe name of the player
Prize (US$)Event prize money

Event 1: $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Stu Ungar*$275,000
2ndRalph Morton$110,000
3rdRichard Klamian$55,000
4th Chip Reese*$27,500
5thKen Flaton$27,500
6thAustin Squatty$27,500

Event 2: Ace-to-Five Lowball

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Gabe Kaplan Unknown

Event 3: $ 500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stBarbara Lewis$10,500

Event 4: $ 500 Pot Limit Omaha

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Lyle Berman*$97,750
2ndRalph Morton$39,100

Event 5: $ 500 Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJim Craig$43,000

Event 6: $ 5,000 Seven Card Stud - Championship Event

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Mickey Appleman Unknown

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  1. ↑ "1981 SBOP: Doubling Up". Hand of the Day. Poker Listing. Archived from the original on June 28, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  2. ↑ Reback, Storm (March 5, 2009). "From the Poker Vaults: Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, Part I". PokerNews. Archived from the original on May 14, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Wise, Gary. "1982 SBOP: A Win For the Longshot Doc". Poker Hand of the Day. Poker Listing. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Reback, Storm (March 12, 2009). "From the Poker Vaults: Amarillo Slim's Super Bowl of Poker, Part II". PokerNews. Archived from the original on May 15, 2009. Retrieved June 15, 2009.
  5. ↑ "1984 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  6. ↑ "1984 Super Bowl of Poker Ace-to-Five Lowball". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  7. ↑ "1984 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Ladies Limit Seven Card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  8. ↑ "1984 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Pot Limit Omaha". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  9. ↑ "1984 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
  10. ↑ "1984 Super Bowl of Poker $5,000 Seven Card Stud - Championship Event". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
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