"Pot."

Nothing all that exciting.

"Re-pot."

Our ears perked up. All of the remaining Team China and Team Brazil players stood up and gathered around the table. If that didn't pot the chips all in the middle -- and with blinds of 10,000 and 20,000, it should have -- they were soon all in.

Brazil:
China:

Nobody could muster much energy after a flop of gave the Chinese two pair and the Brazilians a straight draw.

"Nine!" said Johnny Chan. The turn wasn't a nine, but it was a blank .

"Ok, that's a good card," said Maria Ho. The Chinese team mustered enough energy for a celebratory cheer when the river blanked . They had the Brazilians covered and, finally, the tournament was over.

David Chiu shook hands with the Brazilian teams, telling them how well they played and that he was sure Brazil would win the World Cup.

Ho turned and hugged Chau Giang. "Oh Chau!" she said. "At last we can go home and sleep now." Amen to that.