Let's hope senior Hong Kong Rugby Football Union (HKRFU) officials Peter Duncan and Allan Payne are good poker players.
For it will be time to call the International Rugby Board's (IRB) bluff at this weekend's meeting in Buenos Aires, Argentina, where the format for the new World Sevens Grand Prix circuit will be discussed.
Duncan, HKRFU chairman, and Payne, its executive director, will represent the SAR at this crucial meeting, which can change the face of the Hong Kong Sevens.
The present situation is this: Hong Kong wants to host the final leg of the proposed eight- or 10-leg series. The IRB says that is not possible because the calendar cannot end in Hong Kong as the weather can only permit events being held in summer in Europe.
The Hong Kong Sevens is regarded worldwide as the premier sevens tournament in the world. What is more, it is the most enjoyable rugby spectacle for both spectators and players alike.
Everyone, from former Wallaby great David Campese to Eric Rush and Waisale Serevi, has endorsed the Hong Kong Sevens as the world's premier sevens tournament.
Seen in this light, there is no question that the Hong Kong Sevens is crucial to the plans of the IRB's World Sevens Grand Prix. Without the Hong Kong Sevens, there will be no credibility in the new series. The IRB must realise this. But probably pandering to interest groups from within the Home Unions, it has stated a position that does not suit Hong Kong.