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The alleged incident took place during the $10,000 Heads-Up No-limit Hold’em Championship that ended last week and were levied against Valeriu Coca of Moldova.

Cord Garcia defeated Brad McFarland in a heads-up battle to win the World Series of Poker's $565 Colossus event, the largest tournament in poker history, claiming the first-place prize of $638,880 and his first World Series of Poker bracelet.

In a tournament designed for amateurs, Anthony Blanda, a 52-year-old Home Depot employee, was the last amateur standing in ninth place.

Aditya Prestyo has a huge chip lead heading into Day 4 of the Colossus.

Bill Byrnes is an attorney, not a professional poker player. But you'd hardly know it by looking at his career tournament results, including last night's 11th-place finish in the World Series of Poker's Colossus event for $55.968.

After 10 hours of play in the World Series of Poker's $565 Colossus event on Monday, 506 players were whittled down to just 39 on Day 3 of the largest live tournament in poker history.

When Mike Elbilia decided to come to the World Series of Poker, he was hoping to watch his friend Juan Endara make a deep run in the $565 Colossus event. Little did he know he'd be making a deep run of his own.

Casino City's Aaron Todd breaks down the important numbers from the record-shattering WSOP Colossus event, including some from his own personal playing experience.

The bustouts were fast and furious on Day 2 of the $565 Colossus at the World Series of Poker. In fact, the tournament staff could barely keep up, and it appeared for a few moments as if WSOP officials might have actually missed the money bubble.

Stewart joined Aaron Todd to discuss the WSOP's Colossus, the largest live tournament in poker history on Saturday.

The money bubble burst at the World Series of Poker's Colossus event on Sunday night, but the bulk of the buzz in the Pavilion was a payout structure that will see first place earn $638,880, or just 5.7 percent of the prize pool.

The final two starting flights of the World Series of Poker's $565 Colossus event were filled to capacity on Saturday at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, ensuring that the event wouldn't just break the record for largest live poker tournament, but shatter it.

One of the primary goals of the WSOP's Colossus event was to attract new players to the tournament series. Consider that objective achieved.

Aaron Todd's first World Series of Poker Tournament ended before he would have liked it to, but he walked away with a smile and learned a little along the way.

Casino City's Aaron Todd reports on the already record-breaking madness of the WSOP's aptly named "Colossus" event.

As the 2015 World Series of Poker approaches, Casino City's Aaron Todd provides a rundown of the best players, media personalities and WSOP staff to follow throughout the series.

The winner of the award will now be decided based on GPI's rankings system, and GPI's website will host the complete standings throughout the World Series of Poker.

Casino City's Dan Podheiser will be watching certain players for various reasons at this year's World Series of Poker, from Twitch star Jason Somerville to amateur-turned-grinder Dean Baranowski.

Casino City's Aaron Todd gives 10 tips for WSOP first-timers who plan to play in The Colossus event this year.

The conference program for Casino Marketing & Technology, to be held at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino from July 14-16, will include the first-ever technology program designed specifically for casino marketers.