Big Bet

Episode 1 of Big Bet begins in the Philippines, 2015. A pair of guys show up in Korea Town, with one of them heading upstairs to a real estate shop, ...

The trip sees them off to Busan, where Moo-Sik gets a taste of gambling, and even tries his hand at a few of the games. We get a fair chunk of time passing between 1976 and 2000 though and it’ll be interesting to see if those years are actually fleshed out in future episodes or whether we’re just left with this big time jump. Naturally, as all of this is illegal, Kyung-Duk is thrown back in jail again, leaving Moo-Sik and his mother alone. So naturally, Moo-Sik decides to take 100 copies and manages to sell them all. Mu-Sik tells them it’s a mistake but it’s no good, he’s handcuffed and taken to the Bureau of Immigration. He hits his son for discipline until he learns how to read. The pair head out exploring together, deciding to hustle and make some money. Moo-Sik narrates his life growing up, including eking out a living at the daycare center. Moo-Sik tries to stay calm, until he receives a message from his associate, telling him the whole thing is a trap. However, the waiter acts shadily, hurriedly phoning someone and asking them to show up quickly. And just like that, a whole bunch of armed guards show and arrest him. He seems to be a regular here and he asks about an American waiting for him.