1986 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 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]

1986 Tournament

Jack Keller, a member of the Poker Hall of Fame, won the Pot Limit Omaha in the 1986 SBOP. But it was the Deuce-to-Seven Lowball event that may have had the toughest final three competitors ever. Doyle Brunson, a Poker Hall of Famer, has won ten WSOP bracelets and won this event. In order to win, he had to defeat two other Poker Hall Famers. Billy Baxter, who owns 7 bracelets, came in second place while Johnny Chan, the third-place finisher, is tied with Doyle for the second most bracelets at 10. [5] T. J. Cloutier, another member of the Hall, and Jack Keller both won separate $500 Limit Hold'em events.

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

Event 1: $500 Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Jack Keller*$41,000
2ndEddie Schwettman$16,400
3rdRalph Morton$8,200
4th John Esposito $4,100
5thRonnie Willis$4,100
6thCharles Wright$4,100
7thMike Catherwood$4,100

Event 2: $1,000 Ace-to-Five Lowball

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDale Conway$23,000
2ndBrad Martin$9,200

Event 3: 7 Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stJohn Yarmosh$21,500
2ndEugene Lang$8,600

Event 4: $500 Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st T. J. Cloutier*$24,250
2ndAJ Jackson$9,700

Event 5: $500 Omaha

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Jay Heimowitz $13,500
2ndBernie Salter$5,400

Event 6: Seven-Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Don Williams $14,400
2ndNorman Jay$7,200

Event 7: Deuce-to-Seven Lowball

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Doyle Brunson*$43,500
2nd Billy Baxter*$21,750
3rd Johnny Chan*$7,250

Event 8: $200 No Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Bill Smith $51,200
2ndJesse Alto$20,400
2ndJack Lindsay$10,240

Event 9: $2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stBob Massie$24,000
2ndChuck Sharp$12,000

Event 10: Pot Limit Omaha

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stBob Massie$24,000
2ndunknownunknown
3rdunknownunknown
4thunknownunknown
5thBetty Carey$7,750

Event 11: $1,000 Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Mickey Appelbaum $77,500
2ndBill Stewart$18,200

Event 12: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Billy T. Walters $175,000
2ndRichard Klamian$70,000
3rdDale Conway$35,000
4thAl Ethier$17,500
5th Jay Heimowitz $17,500
6th Louis Hunsucker $17,500
7thJunior Prejean$17,500
8thRoger Can Ausdall$17,500
9th Chip Reese*$17,500

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References

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  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. ↑ Wise, Gary. "1982 SBOP: A Win For the Longshot Doc". Poker Hand of the Day. Poker Listing. Retrieved June 19, 2009.
  4. 1 2 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. ↑ Deuce-to-Seven Lowball
  6. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $500 No Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  7. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Ace-to-Five Lowball". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  8. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker Seven Card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  9. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  10. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Omaha". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  11. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker Seven Card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  12. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker Deuce-to-Seven Lowball". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  13. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $200 No Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  14. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  15. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker Pot Limit Omaha". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  16. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
  17. ↑ "1986 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 21, 2009.
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