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Lewis fades two outs for the title These two young aggressive players didn't want to hang around and the shortening of the levels proved that. It took around four hands of this level before we had the second all-in of this heads-up battle. Lewis raised to 160,000 from the button...more

3pm: Break time Players are taking a 15 minute break after level 24. Here's how things stand after the best part of two levels: Teddy Sheringham - 1,715,000 Toby Lewis - 4,150,000 Martin Jacobson - 940,000 Jason Lee - 1,890,000 Sam Trickett - 1,840,000 Fredrick Jensen - 840,000 2.57pm:...more

The final eight players in the European Poker Tour event in Vilamoura will play down to a winner today. From a field of 384 the last eight include three Englishman, a former International soccer star, a former EPT winner, a Dane, a Swede, an American and a home town hero....more

The English have long been familiar with the Algarve. Travelling here on low-cost budget flights, they ignore the rough landing for a taste of local culture, normally wrapped in a Union Jack, and made crisp by sunshine. A week later, pink on one side, they return to Blighty with...more

4.55pm: Play concludes With that elimination play has concluded for today. Here's how they will line up tomorrow: Seat 1. Teddy Sheringham - 1,783,000 Seat 2. Toby Lewis - 3,322,000 Seat 3. Martin Jacobson - 441,000 Seat 4. Jason Lee - 1,167,000 Seat 5. Sergio Coutinho - 872,000 Seat 6....more

A host of stars took time away from Solverde Casino today to head for the beautiful Pinhal Golf Course - and the first stage of the PokerStars Fairways and Felts golf-and-poker contest. The €1,100 buy-in event even attracted England football legend Teddy Sheringham, although he had to cut his game...more

1.07pm: First break of the day That's 75-minutes gone and we've lost three players; Carolyn Gray, Eliran Argelazi and Kevin O'Donnell. Ten minute break. -- RD 1.06pm: Jacobson piles on the pressure Martin Jacobson is relentless and it doesn't take a lot of analysis to see how he's growing his...more

One of the reasons the European Poker Tour has become so successful is that the destinations aren't just great places to play, they are also great places to visit. No player likes to bust from a tournament but the blow is softened, and the mind happily distracted, when there's...more

5.56pm: Break time Just 32 players are left here from a starting field of 384 and the big money is getting within tasting distance. Fabrizio Ascari seems particularly excited and is dancing around on the veranda outside the tournament room while shouting "All-in" and "I'm going to win the tournament."...more

Today started like any other: members of Team PokerStars Blog woke up a little bleary-eyed after a tasty late-night curry and a few light refreshments. Little did we know that as the day wore on we would become millionaires many times over. By incredible good fortune not one but two...more

9.20pm: Cantu overnight chip leader Brandon Cantu is the big daddy going into Day 3 with 557,4000. There are plenty of players following behind (a total of 70 left in fact) so keep your eyes peeled for the end of day wrap and chip counts. -- RD 8.56pm: Stop...more

6.01pm: Break time The head-long rush to the exits can only mean one thing - that's the end of level 12 and players are off on a 15-minute break. -- SY 6pm: Cantu Can-do again Brandon Cantu up to more than 400,000 after he eliminated PokerStars qualifier Julian Stuer. Stuer...more

If you've been following the blog and consider yourself an observant sort then you may have realised that there have been no in situ images of players at the felt, or of Carlos Mortensen's chip stack. The reason that all of our photos here have been taken outside is not...more

9.10pm: Play over That's your lot, folks. Remaining players have bagged up their loot and headed off into the clear Algarve night. By our reckoning, Russian PokerStars qualifier Leonid Bilokur is overnight chip leader with 161,200. We'll have a full wrap with you shortly, and all counts will be up...more

6.48pm: Break time That's the end of the level and the last 15 minute break of the day. Stand by for level seven. 6.45pm: Five-way action A short stacked (12k) Jeff Sarwer raised to 800 from under-the-gun and was called in four spots before the flop came Q♠8♥9♦. William...more

Players from around Europe were treated to 30 degree temperatures today, bright sunshine and a cooling breeze coming off the Atlantic - perfect conditions then to head indoors to Casino Vilamoura and play eight hours of poker. You get so used to the European Poker Tour taking place predominantly...more

9pm: Wrap shortly A full wrap of today's play and full chip counts will be with you shortly. -- SY 8.55pm: Few more hands We're on the last four hands of the night. Players will then bag and tag their chips before heading off into the Algarve night. Before they...more

6.50pm: Back from Baekke Allan Baekke opened from the cut-off to 1,000 and Otto Neugebauer made a large three-bet to 6,800 from the small blind. Baekke said: "You want some back?" and must have been referring to a previous pot where he took the German's chips. Baekke is cruising along...more