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5.20pm: End of the level
You'll find level 26 updates in a new post. -- NW
5.12pm:Thomas Ward doubles through Antonis Poulengeris
"What a bad move that was," said Antonis Poulengeris as he looked down at the 69,000 he was left with.
Jamie Dale had raised to 60,000, Poulengeris flat-called and then Thomas Ward three-bet, this forced out Dale but Poulengeris stuck around to see the flop fall [8s][4d][10d].
He checked to Ward who c-bet 163,000, a chunky bet, but Poulengeris raised it to 400,000 total. Back on Ward he announced all-in for around 800,000 total, quick call from Poulengeris. On their backs:
Poulengeris: [Ac][Jh]
Ward: [10s][10h]
Ward was in command with top set and Poulengeris needed running cards, he got runner but not runner-runner as the [7d] and [6c] completed the board. "I put him on a smaller pair and thought he'd fold," explained Poulengeris to his rail.
The next hand he got his remaining chips in with [5h][3h] against Fintan Gavin's [As][Jh] and the board ran [3s][kc][qc][ad]2h] to send him to the rail in seventh. -- NW

5.12pm: Dale wins enormous 2,600,000 pot, takes chip lead
Jamie Dale has just won a huge 2,600,000 pot from Fintan Gavin with [ad][qh] beating [8c][8d] all-in pre-flop. We couldn't tell who had got it in first but the [2h][as][6c][6d][kc] board soon saw the chips being pushed in Dale's direction. He takes the chip lead, Gavin still alive but out of the lead for the first time today. He's down to 700,000. -- RD