Josh Umerah scored his 12th goal of the season before Jack Hamilton added a second 10 minutes later to see off nine-man Rochdale.
Dale captain Ethan Ebanks-Landell was shown a straight red card for a dangerous challenge on Hamilton before substitute Sam Graham was shown a second yellow card in second half stoppage time.
And here is how Pools were rated as they moved out of the bottom two:
And here is how Pools were rated as they moved out of the bottom two:
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