The R8K Ultimate: Gilbert the early chip leader

African Ace Poker Desk · 2026-11-03

Gilbert Tin Fook holds the early chip lead in the R8k Ultimate as 77 players remain at level 9.

After 117 entries, the action in the R8k Ultimate Tournament continues with 77 players remaining in the field at level 9, with blinds at 3000-6000-6000.

The pace remains steady as the room plays towards to bag for Day 2, with deep stacks across the top-end of the leaderboard allowing plenty of room for post-flop play.

Gilbert leads the way with 980K chips, working a massive 163 big blinds to hold command of the room.

T.M. sits in second spot with 844,000, while Keegan Naidoo rounds out the top three on 748K. Together, these three players hold 64% of the chips held among the top five stacks.

Marc Joseph with 718K and Simon Cui with 704K complete the front-runners, both returning with comfortably over 100 big blinds.

Chip Counts

| # | Player | Chips | Big Blinds | | ---: | :--- | ---: | ---: | | 1 | Gilbert Tin Fook | 980,000 | 163 | | 2 | T.M | 844,000 | 141 | | 3 | Keegan Naidoo | 748,000 | 125 | | 4 | Marc Joseph | 718,000 | 120 | | 5 | Simon Cui | 704,000 | 117 |