R9K SA Millons (Preview): The hunt for R400K gold!

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-03

Hennie Appel and Hagai Dayani lead the final 16 players in the Hendon Mob R9k SA Millions, with the entire field guaranteed a payout.

The remaining 16 players in the Hendon Mob R9k SA Millions have all secured a spot in the money, with the top 20 places officially paid.

Action is tightly packed in Level 19, where blinds sit at 6000-12000-12000.

Hennie Appel holds the top spot on 889K chips (56 big blinds), closely trailed by Hagai Dayani with 819,000 (51 big blinds).

Together, the top three stacks control 38% of the total 6,101,000 chips in play, giving the leaders ample room to navigate post-flop spots while the rest of the field works against a 381K average stack.

With seven players holding an average stack or better, the pressure is mounting across the remaining two tables.

Naven Naicker sits third overall on 611K, while Alexandre Blanc (572K) and Gavin Sardini (528K) round out the Top 5.

Chip Counts

| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Hennie Appel | 889,000 | 56 | | 2 | Hagai Dayani | 819,000 | 51 | | 3 | Naven Naicker | 611,000 | 38 | | 4 | Alexandre Blanc | 572,000 | 36 | | 5 | Gavin Sardini | 528,000 | 33 | | 6 | Madankumar Elagala | 447,000 | 28 | | 7 | Arsenii Hvozdetskyi | 393,000 | 25 | | 8 | Tutu Russon | 334,000 | 21 | | 9 | Norman Cherry | 257,000 | 16 | | 10 | Raza Nourmamoud Tahora | 228,000 | 14 | | 11 | Nash | 217,000 | 14 | | 12 | Edgar Antezana | 210,000 | 13 | | 13 | Marcel du Plessis | 195,000 | 12 | | 14 | Maneesh Singh | 184,000 | 12 | | 15 | Darren Buytenhuys | 166,000 | 10 | | 16 | Clive Kikia | 51,000 | 3 |