R12.5k Main Event Update: Top 5 stacks
African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-09-11
Imran Bhojani is the early chip leader in the R12.5K Main Event at Emerald. We look at the Top 5 stacks.
Out of 78 entries, there are 47 players remaining.
The Top 5 hold 1.06M chips between them, an average of 213K among the leaders.
Imran has the biggest stack with 255K… that’s 255 big blinds deep.
Stephen Courtney is next on 234K, closely followed by Harold Brooks on 219K.
Players are currently on a short break, and return for Level 6, which see blinds at 500-1000-1000.
Chip Counts
| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Imran Bhojani | 255,000 | 255 | | 2 | Stephen Courtney | 234,000 | 234 | | 3 | Harold Brooks | 219,000 | 219 | | 4 | Max Deveson | 189,000 | 189 | | 5 | Gareth Kalil | 167,000 | 167 |