R8K Ultimate Update: Gilbert eyeing the million mark

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-03

The R8k Ultimate Tournament

Gilbert Tin Fook holds the chip lead with 73 players remaining in Level 11 of The R8k Ultimate Tournament.

The room is buzzing at Montecasino after 122 total entries jumped into the R8K Ultimate.

Action in Level 11 sees 73 players remaining in the field, with the blinds currently set at 4000-8000-8000. The field is playing on an average stack of 368K.

Gilbert Tin Fook commands the room with 920K chips, setting the pace at 115 big blinds.

T.M. sits in second place with 824K, closely trailed by Egi Adriaans on 821K. Herman Pieterse with 720,000 and Rudolf Fourie with 655,000 round out the Top 5.

Chip Counts

| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Gilbert Tin Fook | 920,000 | 115 | | 2 | T.M | 824,000 | 103 | | 3 | Egi Adriaans | 821,000 | 103 | | 4 | Herman Pieterse | 720,000 | 90 | | 5 | Rudolf Fourie | 655,000 | 82 |