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WSOP Investigates Cheating Allegations in $10K Heads-Up Championship

Players in the 2015 World Series of Poker $10,000 Heads-Up Championship have suspected an opponent of cheating his way to a fifth-place finish in the event and both a Prague reporter and former casino manager said the player in question has a history of marking cards that has seen him banned from casinos across the Czech Republic.

Valeriu Coca from Moldova beat Matt Marafioti, Pratyush Buddiga, Aaron Mermelstein, Connor Drinan, and Byron Kaverman before losing to Keith Lehr in the Round of 8.