All In was a South Korean drama series broadcast by
SBS in
2003. It was inspired by the life of professional poker player
Jimmy
Cha.
The fierce competition in the casino
world is thoroughly seen through this drama, as the ambitions of
two men clash with each other: for money, success, and love. The
series is set around the life of Kim In-Ha, an orphan taken in the
care of a poor gambler uncle. In his childhood often hung out with
his friends at the basement of a theater. In-Ha befriends Choi
Jung-Won, a perfect student and also the son of the theater owner.
Min Su-Yeon, the daughter of the projectionist at the theater,
became orphaned when her father dies because he owes money to the
wrong people. In-Ha and Jung-won come up with a plan to avenge the
death of Su-Yeon's father's death together, planning to set fire to
a gangster's hideout, but instead it accidentally led to the
killing of a gang leader. In-Ha is sentenced to seven years in
prison while thanks to Jung-won's family connections, Jung-won
avoids sentencing. As In-ha serves his sentence, Jung-won goes to
the US to study and Su-yeon decides to become a nun. Seven years
pass, and by pure chance, the three all end up working at the same
casino. In-ha and Su-yeon fall in love, but due to the
circumstances regarding the past fire incidence, In-ha and Su-yeon
get separated. In-ha is forced to illegally immigrate to the US,
finding a job as a Mafia hitman. With stroke of luck, he meets
Su-yeon in the States and the two plan to get married. However, on
the day of the marriage, In-Ha suffers a near-fatal gunshot wound
and is placed in a coma for 8 months. Su-Yeon, unaware that In-Ha
is alive, due to Mafia secrecy, returns to Korea and lives in
despair. In-Ha is able to recover, but Jung-Won intervenes, saying
that he is unworthy to love Su-Yeon. In-Ha decides to turn his life
of misery around and becomes a professional gambler. He meets a
business partner, and betting everything he has, returns to Korea
to win back Su-Yeon's love.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_In_(TV_series)
