The CPP MILLIONS Finale is moving right along today and there are just 13 players left in the tournament with a very familiar face leading the way – Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault, who stacked Michael Addamo in 16th place to take what at the time was more than a 25bb lead on his nearest competitor.

The CPP MILLIONS Finale played through 10 levels on Day 2, with the first 4 of those levels accepting Day 2 registrations, which ballooned participation to 216 entries. With additional levels added to the end of the day (the original plan was for 8 levels on Day 2), the field was culled down to just 26 players remaining.

The chip leader going into Day 3 is Moldova’s Pavel Plesuv, but Montreal’s own Marc-Olivier Carpentier-Perrault will restart in 3rd place by chip count. partypoker Sponsored Pro Kristen Bicknell is also still in the hunt, along with Germany’s Manig Loeser, a frequent big-event guest we’ve come to know at Playground over the years.

Play resumes at 12:00pm local time, and players will return to 60-minute blind levels starting in level 19, 100K/200K/200K.

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The CPP MILLIONS Finale was extremely popular among Day 2 registrants – 110 of them joined the fun, bringing the total number of players to 216. This popularity brought about a change in the structure – instead of 8 levels, Day 2 will play through 10 levels today – they’ll bag chips after level 18. Staff also added a 45-minute dinner break, which players are taking now.

There are 53 players left in the field and though the prize pool and payout sheet is not yet available, it’s likely that half of the remaining field will get a payout and half will not.

Day 2 registration has already allowed 37 additional entries to join the event this afternoon and there’s still plenty of time to jump in.

Here is a look at the Finale event through the barrel of the lens.

Alongside Day 4 of the Main Event, Day 2 of the Caribbean Poker Party MILLIONS Finale event will play out today in the tournament room here at Melia The Level in Punta Cana.

There were 106 entries in the event on Day 1, and registration continues through the first 4 levels of Day 2, so, if history is a guide, the overall number should go up considerably during this extended late reg period.

Blinds will be 60 minutes in length and play will continue through 8 levels today.

Keep an eye on partypoker LIVE Updates site and PokerNews for detailed reporting on the tourney.