Marshal’s Backdraft

SBPT History You Probably Didn’t Know

 

I started this page as a result of trying to answer chip contest questions given by Jim. The clues left the game wide open, so I was coming up with some off-the-wall stats and facts. It was suggested that I put them together for everyone’s enjoyment (or disgust). I have used both the Tour Ranking and Stats as a guide, and both good and bad findings are listed. Not everyone is represented and nobody was singled out. And the stat-gathering is ongoing...

 

GENERAL SBPT STATS and FACTS

 

·        As of October 2009, there have been 62 SBPT tournaments played.

·        Only 4 players have hit for the cycle in 5 calendar years.

·        6 players won their first tourney played (10%).

·        No player has won 3 tournaments in a row.

·        No player has ever won 4 tournaments in any calendar year.

·        The least amount in buy-ins for any calendar year (10 or more tourneys) is $330.

·        The most in buy-ins for any calendar year (10 or more tourneys) is $755.

·        The tournament winner has also been headhunter 29 times in 62 attempts (47%)

·        The largest poker tournament was 17 players. The smallest was 6.

·        The average number of players per tourney over the last 5 years is 11.

·        Since money statistics were tracked (1/2007) a total of $18,602 has been paid out over 34 tournaments. That’s a pot average of $547 per tourney.

        2007 - $6,860       2008 - $6,665       2009 - $5,077 (as of Oct)

·        The highest hand ever played was a 10 High Diamond Straight Flush (11/07).

·        The 2 players that have played the most tournaments have gone heads-up 1 time. El Guapo (60) and Slick (61). Result? El Guapo notched his first win.

·        Three people hold nearly half (45%) of the tournament wins - 28 out of 62

                    Slick (15)             Turtle (7)             Sponge (6)

SBPT VIP STATS and FACTS

BIG SLICK

·        Slick has missed only 1 Tourney in 62.

·        Slick has attempted back-to-back runs 14 times and finally achieved it in August, 2009 with his 15th win.

·        Slick has the most earnings in any calendar year with $1329 (2009).

·        Slick has the most wins in any 12 month period with 5.

·        Slick wins 1 out of every four tournaments and has at least 2 times as many wins as any other player.

·        Slick holds the record for most players beaten heads-up – 11 different people.

·        Slick has, on 2 occasions, won a tournament and exited 1st in the next. Four other players have done it one time: The Saw, Turtle, Meaty, and Sandy.

·        Slick has the second most first-outs with 5.

·        Slick has finished the years in 1st place, tied for 2nd, 4th place, and 6th place.

 

SPONGE BOB

·        Sponge Bob has not won a tourney since May, 2007. That is over 2 years. In the 2 years prior to that win, he banked 5 wins. 

·        Sponge is the closest to back-to-back-to-back wins with 3 wins in 4 months. No small feat since the smallest of the three tourneys was 14 players. He also has the most wins in any 8 month period with 4.

·        Sponge won the largest poker tourney (17).

·        Sponge is not one to exit first. He hasn’t done so since February of 2007, and has only done it 3 times overall.

 

    EL GUAPO

·        El Guapo has been eliminated 1st in only one tournament. One time in 60 played.

·        El Guapo took  40 played tourneys to get his first win, then proceeded to win 2 more within the next 9 played tourneys.

·        El Guapo hasn’t missed a tourney since November 2005. He has only missed 2 tourneys in over 5 years.

·        El Guapo has twice been a victim of drop-offs for the tour championship, the only player to have this happen in over 5 years. He has led the year in overall points only to lose the trophy because of drop-offs points.

·        El Guapo has twice as many 3rd place finishes than any other player.

 

TURTLE

·        Turtle has gone back-to-back 2 times, and he achieved the 4 wins in less than 12 months. In his first series, he scored 26 points, second only to Sponge (31).

·        Turtle holds the record for most kills two years running. 22 in 2007 and 24 in 2008. (Needs work in 2009 to keep the record).

·        Turtle wins 1 out of every 5 tournaments.

 

MARSHAL

·        Marshal won the smallest poker tourney (6).

·        Marshal has been eliminated 1st only one time in 28 tourneys.

 

CHA CHA

·        Cha-Cha has the second longest winless streak with 33 tourneys. He has yet to get the first win, but has had his chances with 5 second places finishes.

 

THE SAW

·        The Saw has the most first-outs with 6. Four of these happened in 2006.