R8K Ultimate Update: Big Stacks building

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-04

The R8k Ultimate Tournament

With 40 players remaining and 16 places paid, David Ng holds the chip lead as we head into the first break of Day 2.

Players are currently on break, having seen chips swing around the tables.

David Ng still sits atop the counts with 2.44M, a commanding 98 big blinds to work with.

E.M. trails in second place with 1,89M for 76 big blinds, while Marc Joseph rounds out the top three on 1.72M (69 big blinds).

Okkie Fourie and Uri Hartuv remain well-positioned among the frontrunners, returning to stacks of 1,13M(45 big blinds) and 1.09M (44 big blinds) respectively as the battle for the payouts intensifies.

Chip Counts

| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | | 1 | David Ng | 2,440,000 | 98 | | 2 | E.M | 1,890,000 | 76 | | 3 | Marc Joseph | 1,720,000 | 69 | | 4 | Okkie Fourie | 1,130,000 | 45 | | 5 | Uri Hartuv | 1,090,000 | 44 |