Tom West Eliminated in 19th Place
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and found himself heads-up against Evan Schwartz who tabled 
. The board filled out 
giving Schwartz a full boat and sending West to the rail in 19th place.Normally, we'd be in the money at this point, but the tournament directors have opted to settle things 'round-for-round,' meaning once we reached 19 players, all remaining tables were instructed to play an orbit of hands and then wait for the others to catch up. In the event that two or more players were eliminated from the tournament during this 'round' of hands, they would split 18th place prize money. This method is in place to help prevent stalling near the money bubble.
Subsequently, Tom West is now waiting patiently outside the rail, hoping that someone somewhere will bust within the next few hands.