Play in the MILLIONS Finale has been hand-for-hand for nearly 2 hours. As per partypoker rules, the clock has been paused after a full level of bubble time, and the countdown will resume on level 21.
Chance Kornuth has been taking advantage of the situation, harassing mid-stacks incessantly. Samuel Chartier has been doing a good job at staying afloat, going all-in for a little under a million on every orbit, on the button or the cut-off. On his last outing, he was called by Jonathan Duhamel from the big blind, but Chartier’s bigger ace prevailed.
On the other table, Louis Boutin enjoyed a double-up of his own when Anatolly Filatov called his 3bet shove with 
. Boutin’s 
stayed ahead.
Meanwhile, Aaron Mermelste’s stack was starting to hurt, and when he was dealt an ace in a late position, he took his chances and fired his less-than-a-million stack in an unopened pot. Unfortunately for him, he hit a wall called David Lopez.
Marmelste: 
Lopez: 
Board: 
Players are now in the money, and the next 3 to bust will have $25,000 for their efforts. Congratulations to all!
