Naven out flops Marcel in 13th

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-03

R9k THMC SA Millions

Naven Naicker flops top pair to send Marcel du Plessis to the rail in 16th place.

R9k THMC SA Millions, Level 20 · 8,000 - 16,000 - 16,000

Naven Naicker flops top pair to send Marcel du Plessis to the rail in 16th place.

Preflop: Hennie Appel folds; Naven Naicker raises to 32,000; Edgar Antezana folds; Hagai Dayani folds; Norman Cherry folds; Madankumar Elagala folds; Marcel Du Plessis calls Flop [8♠️ 6♠️ 9♥️]: Marcel Du Plessis checks; Naven Naicker bets 35,000; Marcel Du Plessis raises to 276,000 all-in; Naven Naicker calls

Cards: Marcel Du Plessis (8♣️ 7♣️), Naven Naicker (T♠️ 9♠️).

Board: [8♠️ 6♠️ 9♥️ 6♥️ 3♣️].

Win probability for Naven Naicker: preflop 63% (2% chop) → flop 76% (1% chop) → turn 82% → river 100%.

With that, Marcel Du Plessis is eliminated and Naven Naicker drags a big pot for a net +316,000.

Marcel Du Plessis finished 13th.