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ABEMA.TV: Wholly Produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker "One-on-One" Yamada Takayuki vs Tsukamoto Takahashi

Wholly Produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker "One-on-One" Yamada Takayuki vs Tsukamoto Takahashi

September 23, Saturday 20:00 〜 22:00 (GACKT ITALIA note: available in Japan only)

Program information

A first on Ameba! A fresh and new poker program wholly produced by GACKT has been born! A star-studded premium battle appears from the first broadcast! An actors’ showdown, Yamada Takayuki vs Tsukamoto Takahashi with their prides on the line!! Which of the actors will be able to push through as actors with their poker faces?! This program, planned and drafted by GACKT who has taken part in numerous international poker tournaments, is called「Heads Up Poker ”One-on-One”」 which features Texas Hold’em, the regarded as the main style of poker internationally, where 10 players play together. However, with so many people playing, the game unfolds very quickly, and even if you watch them, you won’t be able to keep up! And so, bringing it down to a one-on-one and focusing on it, amateurs can have a peace of mind too as GACKT will also be explaining and commentating in a way that’s easy to understand! When Yamada Takayuki’s emotions explode, Tsukamoto Takahashi kneels on the floor?! BAND-MAID’s Kobato takes part too, how will the 3-way battle go...

Source: abema.tv

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

by Erika

M-ON-MUSIC.JP: Wholly produced by GACKT! AbemaTV's Poker Special

Wholly produced by GACKT! The "Begrudged" Yamada Takayuki has a "one-on-one" against Tsukamoto Takahashi on AbemaTV's Poker Special

The special program,『Wholly produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker “One-on-one”』will be broadcast on AbemaTV on September 23.

This program is the first poker special for 「AbemaTV」, and is wholly produced by musician GACKT, who has participated in numerous poker tournaments and has the ability to come up victorious in international tournaments.

With GACKT as the owner, the players who are appearing as his guests will battle against each other, one-on-one, with Texas Hold’em Poker.

This time’s guests are actor Yamada Takayuki and, actor Tsukamoto Takahashi, who has something against Yamada. Furthermore, as a representative for musicians, the guitarist and vocalist of the 5-member girls’ rock band BAND-MAID, Kobato Miku, will be taking part.

Tsukamoto said「There’s someone who I want to take down no matter what. And I would like GACKT-san to be the witness for the one-on-one」and discussed with GACKT, thus realising this time’s “one-on-one” battle.

As per the famous phrase “poker face”, poker is a mind sport where you not only need luck to get the cards, but also need the technique and acting skills to prevent your opponent from knowing whether your cards are good or bad.

Tsukamoto said「In performing, you don’t really have winners or losers, but since you need acting skills to defeat your opponent in Texas Hold’em poker, I think that it might be possible to determine who’s the winner or loser as actors. Yamada Takayuki, I’m waiting for you!」, declaring war against Yamada.

Having heard that, Yamada said「I don’t know why he’s angry but somehow it seems like he looks at me as his rival. Maybe it’s also because we’re similar in age. It’s difficult to tell who’s on top or at the bottom for actors but as expressionists, I think that I’m probably on top though」, showing his strong stance.

What direction will the battle go in?　The blistering psychological warfare between the two of Japan’s best actors is a must-see.

In addition, a battle between Tsukamoto and Kobato, along with one between Yamada and Kobato will be held, but the situation has some unexpected developments. Tsukamoto kneeling on the ground, GACKT spontaneously yelling「Stopー!」…… To find out just what Kobato, dressed in a maid costume, is making fun of the men for by adding「po」to the end of all her sentences, please do watch the program.

Also, to allow those who are unfamiliar with poker to enjoy the program, not only are explanations for each of the rules and technical terms added in, GACKT will be explaining and providing commentary on all of the circumstances in the battle. You’ll be able to enjoy explanations that can only be provided by GACKT, who knows poker well, and commentaries about the competitors’ emotions, whether their judgements are on the mark, and more.

With the occupation of being a poker player being one of the top jobs that people aspire for in America, and more than 1 billion players around the world, will you become fascinated by the charm of poker that is loved around the world?

Program Information

AbemaTV 『Wholly produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker “One-on-One”』
September 23 (Sat) 21:00～23:00
Owner: GACKT
Starring: Yamada Takayuki, Tsukamoto Takahashi, Kobato Miku (BAND-MAID)
Broadcast channel: AbemaSPECIAL2 (GACKT ITALIA note: for Japanese only)

『Wholly Produced by GACKT! Heads Up Poker “One-on-One”』Program URL
https://abema.tv/channels/special-plus/slots/BDz9Ssq6VZQyyR

Source: m-on-music.jp

Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team

Translation © GACKT ITALIA

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【Released today】 We've made a poker program with me as a co-producer! It'll be broadcast on September 23 on AbemaTV!

It's a program that everyone can enjoy regardless of whether you know about poker or not!

Completely produced by GACKT! On AbemaTV's Poker special, the “begrudged” Yamada Takayuki has a "one-on-one" against Tsukamoto Takahashi

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Translation: GACKT ITALIA Team
Translation © GACKT ITALIA

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