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
* Denotes updated stats from previous months. All others carry over.
** Denotes new stat added for the month
GENERAL SBPT STATS and FACTS
· *As of November 2009, there have been 63 SBPT tournaments played.
· Only 4 players have hit for the cycle in 5 calendar years.
· *6 players won their first tourney played (9.5%).
· No player has won 3 tournaments in a row.
· *Only one 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 $390.
· 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 63 attempts (46%).
· The largest poker tournament was 17 players. The smallest was 6.
· **In 63 tourneys, there has been only 1 where no female showed (Nov 2009).
· The average number of players per tourney over the last 5 years is 11.
· **Since 1/07, the highest number of points in a calendar year is 106. The lowest number of points (minimum 10 played) is 58 and is shared by two players.
· *Since money statistics were tracked (1/2007) a total of $18,957 has been paid out over 35 tournaments. That’s a pot average of $541 per tourney.
2007 - $6,860 2008 - $6,665 2009 - $5,432 (as of Nov)
· The highest hand ever played was a Jack High Diamond Straight Flush (2/09).
· *The 2 players that have played the most tournaments have gone heads-up 2 times.
El Guapo (61) and Slick (62). Result? They each won one.
· *Three people hold nearly half (46%) of the tournament wins - 29 out of 63
Slick (16) Turtle (7) Sponge (6)
SBPT VIP STATS and FACTS
BIG SLICK
· *Slick has missed only 1 Tourney in 63 (1.5%).
· 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 $1527 (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.
· **Slick achieves 1st – 4th place an SBPT-leading 51% of the time (32 of 62).
· **Slick has won every month of December in SBPT history (5).
· **Slick is the only player to win 4 tourneys in 1 calendar year.
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 has the record for the most year-end points with 106.
· 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 61 played.
· El Guapo needed 40 played tourneys to notch 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.
· **Turtle gets the Headhunter Award a SBPT-leading 24% of the time.
· **Turtle has earned the second most money ($2,389) despite playing about half of the total played tourneys to date.
MARSHAL
· Marshal won the smallest poker tourney (6).
· **Marshal took 20 played tourneys to notch his first win and took another 8 to win his second.
· *Marshal has been eliminated 1st only one time in 29 tourneys (3.4%).
· **Marshal has the status of most improved player with:
11th place finish and no wins in 2007,
4th place finish and no wins in 2008,
2nd place finish in and 2 wins in 2009 (TBD)
CHA CHA
· *Cha-Cha has the second longest winless streak with 34 tourneys. He has yet to get the first win, but has had his chances with 5 second places finishes.
· **Cha-Cha has the never taken out the current champion for a Headhunter Award. The only consistent player without the award.
THE SAW
· The Saw has the most first-outs with 6. Four of these happened in 2006.
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