1987 Super Bowl of Poker explained

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.

1987 Tournament

Three Poker Hall of Famers played at the final table in the $200 Pot Limit Omaha event. Johnny Chan was a relative newcomer compared to the older veterans Jack Keller and Johnny Moss, but Chan succeeded in defeating both to claim the title. Chan later made it to another final table and played against future Hall of Famer, Barbara Enright at the $200 No Limit Hold'em. Howard Andrew won the event.

Event 1: $ 500 Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Ralph Johnson$
2nd Robert Turner$
3rd John Franjesh$
4th Richard Sargent$
5th Jeff Gold$
6th Ali Farsai$
7th Ken Flaton$
8th John Cernuto$
9th Steve Kopp$

Event 2: $ 500 Limit Seven Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Glenda Bridges$
2nd Alex Murray$
3rd Bill Sheppard $
4th Buddy McIntosh$
5th Mark Jacobus$
6th Steve Kopp$
7th Craig DiSalvo$
8th Lenny Moore$
9th Jack Lindsay$
10th Fred Sigur$

Event 3: $ 200 Pot Limit Omaha

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Johnny Chan$
2nd Berry Johnston$
3rd Artie Cobb$
4th Terry Davis$
5th Garland Walters $
6th Jerry St. Pierre$
7th Eddie Scwettman$
8th Johnny Moss$
9th Don Williams$

Event 4: $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Robert Turner$
2nd Ron McMillan$
3rd George Feher$
4th Mike Magic$
5th Al Korsin $
6th Scott Dick$
7th Barney O'Malia$

Event 5: $ 200 No Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Howard Andrew$
2nd Johnny Chan$
3rd David Baxter$
4th Jim Doman$
5th Garland Walters $
6th Barbara Enright$
7th Bob Lackhart$
8th Gene Fisher$
9th Ed Stevens$

Event 6: $ 1,000 Ace to Five Draw

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Margo Marvin$
2nd Robert Turner$
3rd David Question$
4th Bruce Holt$
5th Charles Hantz $

Event 7: $ 500 Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Ray Johnson$
2nd Kelly Samson$
3rd J.C. Pearson$
4th Bill Smith$
5th Elvis Russell$
6th Tom McGuire$
7th Billy Smith$
8th Elmer Thomas$
9th Barbara Enright$

Event 8: $ 1,000 Seven Card Stud

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Robert Turner$
2nd Max Stern$
3rd Buddy McIntosh$
4th Terry King$
5th Jim Dickerson$
6th Tom McEvoy$
7th Mike Ungurean$

Event 9: $ 2,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Jack Keller$
2nd Berry Johnston$
3rd Seymour Leibowitz$

Event 10: $ 200 Pot Limit Omaha

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Dolph Arnold$
2nd Joe Petro$
3rd Gene Fisher$
4th Ken Flaton$
5th Seymour Leibowitz$
6th Artie Cobb$
7th John Franjeah$
8th Unknown$
9th Jim Dickerson$

Event 11: $ 1,000 No Limit Hold'em

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Gene Fisher$
2nd George Huber$
3rd Yosh Nakano$
4th Ken Lambert$
5th Ron McMillan$
6th Curtis Skinner$
7th Barbara Gold$
8th Dolph Arnold$
9th Mike Cox$
10th Frank Henderson$

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

Final table
PlaceNamePrize
1st Jack Keller$
2nd Chip Reese$
3rd Tuna Lund$
4th Perry Green$
5th Dick Carson$
6th Jim Ward$
7th Max Stern$

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 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 .
  2. Web site: 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 .
  3. Web site: 1982 SBOP: A Win For the Longshot Doc. Poker Hand of the Day. Poker Listing. Wise. Gary. June 19, 2009.
  4. Web site: 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.
  5. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob . June 16, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121026052328/http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=30118 . October 26, 2012 . live .
  6. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Seven Card Stud . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  7. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Pot Limit Omaha . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  8. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Seven Card Stud Hi/Lo . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  9. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $200 No Limit Hold'em . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  10. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Ace to Five Draw . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  11. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $500 Limit Hold'em . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  12. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 Seven Card Stud . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  13. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $2,500 No Limit 2-7 Lowball . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  14. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $200 Pot Limit Omaha . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  15. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $1,000 No Limit Hold'em . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.
  16. Web site: 1987 Super Bowl of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em . Tournament Results . The Hendon Mob. June 16, 2009.

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