WSOP Bracelet Designer Steve Soffa Interview
Steve Soffa has won internationally recognized design awards for his amazing jewelry collection. He’s worked with some of the biggest companies in the world and as it turns out, he’s a poker buff. He recently opened a store in the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, showcasing some of the most unique designs for hard core watches around. He designed a set of watches, one of which was worn by WSOP Champion Joe Cada, which has drawn acclaim worldwide.
Thanks to his love for poker and reputation as one of the hottest designers in the world, he was commissioned by the World Series of Poker to design and manufacture the entire set of 2010 WSOP Championship Bracelets. Our own Sean Gibson was on hand at one his offices in the Los Angeles Jewelry District, and received a tour of the process of how Mr. Soffa is creating the bracelets. In this interview with Mr. Soffa, we discuss how his love of poker and his genius for design have merged together, talk about his personal love for the game and finally reveal how his watch ended up on Joe Cada’s wrist for his fateful run to the championship.
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Poker glossary:
- STACKED [DECK] - A deck that has been arranged to give one player a huge advantage. Also: RIGGED.
- OFFSUIT - Not of the same suit. "I held A-Q offsuit" or "The flop was 10-6-2 offsuit". When speaking of 5 or more cards, not all/ of the same suit, i.e., no flush, as in "button had A-K-10-8-7 offsuit."
- LIVE [CARD] - In Stud, a card probably not held by other players.
- BACK DOOR - Applies to a hand that was made in the last card or two, specifically not a hand the player was originally planning on having. Most often applied to straights and flushes.
- GOOD GAME - A game with players worse than you so that you can expect to win a lot of money.
- BLACK - When referring to chips, black usually stands for $100 casino chips. "This guy sits down with a stack of blacks and raises the first bet." Not ALL casinos use black for $100 but that is the common usage.
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