Main Event Day 1A update: Damon Fine steers ahead

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-07-27

R14K Main Event - Day 1A

Damon Fine has enjoyed a great session to play his way into one of the biggest stacks in the field.

Notable Big Stack Estimates:

| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | Table | Seat | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Damon Fine | 295,000 | 295 | 12 | 3 | | 2 | Neville Mutsvanga | 255,000 | 255 | 5 | 5 | | 3 | Rudolf Fourie | 185,000 | 185 | 14 | 8 | | 4 | Muaaz Gani | 165,000 | 165 | 9 | 1 | | 5 | Imran Bhojani | 155,000 | 155 | 11 | 9 |

So far, 128 total entries into Day 1A, with 83 players remaining.

The prize pool currently sits on R1.5M, closing in on the original R2.5M guarantee very quickly.

The ShuffleUp organisers are set to announce as new Main Event guarantee on Tuesday.