1989 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]

1989 Tournament

The 1989 SBOP was the third time wherein Poker Hall of Famer Stu Ungar won the Main Event. Ungar was the only person to win back-to-back tournaments and the only person to win the SBOP three times. [4] Ungar was also the only person to win the WSOP Main Event three times. While Johnny Moss is a three-time WSOP Main Event winner, his first victory came as a result of a vote rather than the elimination tournament that it would assume the following year. Berry Johnston, another Hall of Famer, also won an event by claiming the title in the $200 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys tournament. Relatively little is preserved about the 1989 tournament. In most cases, the only thing that has been preserved was the name of the event winners, and in a few cases not even that much was recorded.

Key

*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: $2,500 Lowball

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Bob Stupak $47,500

Event 2: $400 Ladies Seven Card Stud

Event 3: $500 Limit Hold'em

Event 4: $1,000 Lowball

Event 5: $500 Seven Card Razz

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDavid Bradley$30,000

Event 6: $500 Limit 7 Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stBuddy McIntosh$45,000

Event 8: $200 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Austin Squatty*$99,050

Event 9: $1,000 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stKen Henderson$50,500

Event 11: $1,000 Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Glenn Cozen $542,500

Event 12: $200 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Ken Smith $84,000

Event 13: $1,500 Limit 7 Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st John Spadavecchia $72,000
1stGene Fisher$28,800

Event 14: $1,500 No Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stDerek Farrington$99,500

Event 15: Limit 7 Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1stLen Miller$1,200

Event 16: $10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super Bowl of Poker

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Stu Ungar*$205,000
2ndLen Miller$102,500

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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 3 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. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 Lowball". Tournament Results. The HendonMob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  6. 1 2 3 "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $400 Ladies Seven Card Stud". Tournament Results. The HendonMob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  7. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Seven Card Razz". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  8. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit 7 Card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  9. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Pot Limit Omaha". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  10. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 7 Card Stud Hi/Lo". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  11. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  12. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Pot Limit Omaha with Rebuys". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  13. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $1,500 Limit 7 Card Stud". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
  14. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $1,500 No Limit Hold'em". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
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  16. ↑ "1989 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em - Super Bowl of Poker". Tournament Results. The Hendon Mob. Retrieved June 18, 2009.
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