R9K SA Millions: Hennie jumps into first

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-02

Hennie Appel holds the top stack as the final 16 players in the money push through to Day 3 of the Hendon Mob R9K SA Millions.

The remaining 16 players in tournament are safely in the money, with all 20 paying spots already reached as action ended on Day 2.

Hennie controls the top spot in the room with 889K chips, holding a narrow advantage over Hagai Dayani who sits closely behind in second place on 819K chips.

With 6.1M total chips in play, the average stack sits at 381K chips and seven players currently sit at or above that line.

The Tables

Table 1 carries 650,000 across 2 seats, an average of 325,000, led by Arsenii Hvozdetskyi on 393,000.

Table 2 carries 664,000 across 2 seats, an average of 332,000, led by Madankumar Elagala on 447,000.

Table 3 carries 361,000 across 2 seats, an average of 180,000, led by Marcel Du Plessis on 195,000.

Table 4 carries 385,000 across 2 seats, an average of 192,000, led by Tutu Russon on 334,000.

Table 5 carries 1,073,000 across 2 seats, an average of 536,000, led by Hennie Appel on 889,000.

Table 6 carries 839,000 across 2 seats, an average of 420,000, led by Naven Naicker on 611,000.

Table 7 carries 738,000 across 2 seats, an average of 369,000, led by Gavin Sardini on 528,000.

Table 8 carries 1,391,000 across 2 seats, an average of 696,000, led by Hagai Dayani on 819,000. It is the seat draw nobody wanted, holding 2 of the eight biggest stacks.

Chip Counts

| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | Table | Seat | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Hennie Appel | 889,000 | 1 | 5 | 44 | | 2 | Hagai Dayani | 819,000 | 1 | 8 | 41 | | 3 | Naven Naicker | 611,000 | 1 | 6 | 31 | | 4 | Alexandre Blanc | 572,000 | 2 | 8 | 29 | | 5 | Gavin Sardini | 528,000 | 2 | 7 | 26 | | 6 | Madankumar Elagala | 447,000 | 1 | 2 | 22 | | 7 | Arsenii Hvozdetskyi | 393,000 | 2 | 1 | 20 | | 8 | Tutu Russon | 334,000 | 2 | 4 | 17 | | 9 | Norman Cherry | 257,000 | 1 | 1 | 13 | | 10 | Raza Nourmamod Tahora | 228,000 | 2 | 6 | 11 | | 11 | Nashen Persad | 217,000 | 2 | 2 | 11 | | 12 | Edgar Antezana | 210,000 | 1 | 7 | 11 | | 13 | Marcel Du Plessis | 195,000 | 1 | 3 | 10 | | 14 | Maneesh Singh | 184,000 | 2 | 5 | 9 | | 15 | Darren Buytenhuys | 166,000 | 2 | 3 | 8 | | 16 | Clive Kikia | 51,000 | 1 | 4 | 3 |