The R8K Ultimate: Estimated Chip Counts
African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-07-29
Top 5 player stack estimates. Marko Nortje leads on 2,900,000, average stack 1,970,000.
Marko Nortje leads on 2,900,000, 97 big blinds deep.
David NG is next on 1,950,000.
What The Counts Mean
The top 5 return with 50 big blinds or more, deep enough to play post-flop rather than just shove.
The top five hold 37% of the chips in play, so the field is top heavy.
Chip Counts
| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Marko Nortje | 2,900,000 | 97 | | 2 | David NG | 1,950,000 | 65 | | 3 | Djordje Stojic | 1,850,000 | 62 | | 4 | Harold Brooks | 1,650,000 | 55 | | 5 | NSM | 1,500,000 | 50 |