Last week, an IBM research computer named Watson took on 2 expert Jeopardy! players and beat them at their own game.

An article on Slate.com ponders how Watson could take on Poker as the next project for the IBM researchers. If they did, perhaps Watson would be able to play on NBC’s Heads-Up poker event.

Of course, this is the first step in computers and robots becoming our overlords.

Besides the trophy and money, each LAPC winner takes home this Baume & Mercier watch that’s supposedly worth about $3,000. I don’t know anything about watches so I’m not sure if that’s really how much it costs but a lot of the players seem to want it more than the trophy.

As for me, I’m still trying to win my first one.