Lee Sedol, a 9-dan player who left the badukboard, appeared on the card game board for the first time in four years.
I made my debut in a Hold’em tournament that requires a high level of psychological warfare and moves, like Baduk.
The opponent was a real-life model from the drama All In and a world-class poker expert. Who will win?
This is reporter Cho Hyun-seon.
[Reporter]
9th Dan Lee Se-dol, who frowns in relief but never loses his composure.
[Sound from the scene]
“AlphaGo has declared defeat.”
This is a historic moment when, after much difficulty, he defeated AI 스포츠토토AlphaGo and won his first victory.
This time, I picked up poker cards instead of baduk balls.
[Lee Se-dol / 9th dan Baduk player]
“I don’t have much experience. I’ll do my best to play.”
Next to him is Cha Min-soo, who is skillfully fighting over wits.
This is the actual model of Lee Byung-hun, the main character in the drama ‘All In’.
He is a 6th dan Baduk player and a poker pioneer in Korea.
The battle between the two, whose main specialty is advanced psychological warfare, is heated.
In addition, eight people from different professions, including comedians and former judo athletes, gathered at one table.
A hold’em game played with 52 cards should look like you have a good hand for infinite betting.
They carefully lift the cards as if they were opening a treasure chest, but you can’t tell from their facial expressions.
[Lee Sang-jun / Comedian]
“I think it was just exercise.”
With the concentration of an athlete, Jo Joon-ho took the lead in the first round.
An expression that cannot be hidden at the edge of a cliff.
[Relay sound]
“Kim Hak-do’s expression, sighing,”
then turns the game around with ‘all in’.
[Sound from the scene]
“I got my revenge right.”
Starting tonight, 165 people selected from the preliminary round will compete over two days to determine the inaugural winner.