I got my 2003 jacket in 2003 at the gift shop at the Horseshoe (it was called the Horseshoe then), when it used to be on the 2nd floor. That was the first year I played in a WSOP event - $1500 7-card stud.
I forgot to take a jacket with me to Vegas, and at night it got kind of cool that year, so I went to the gift shop to find something, and all they had were these gawdy WSOP jackets. I figured, what the hell - it will be a souvenir from my first WSOP.
I have a poker buddy that lives in Vegas. When he saw me wearing the jacket he said "You look like a f***ing tourist." I replied back "Well, I am a f***ing tourist."
That ended up being the last year that the Horseshoe had those jackets made.
Last edited by Lancey Howard; 05-22-2019 at 09:29 AM.
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