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Originally Posted by deancow
Great write up! I remember those giant roller swag bags quite fondly! Mine eventually succumbed to the rigors of air travel and had to be thrown out. But those jerseys were indeed top notch and are still sitting on a shelf in my closet, rarely worn actually, but are heavyweight enough that they are good on a crisp San Diego winter day lol.
2006 was definitely the peak for swag, and everything else in online poker. Remember the "poker lifestyle" conventions in the Pavillion Room? All these wannabe startup online poker sites were just showering people with free crap (t-shirts, hats, pens, etc.). Fun times!