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Remember last year during the World Series of Poker main event when this guy’s reaction made us think he’d lost the saddest poker hand ever? Erase that from your memory.

This hand right here — from the WSOP Big One for One Drop, which aired Tuesday night on ESPN — is without a doubt the worst bad beat in the history of poker.

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Let’s start with this crazy fact: These guys paid $1 million(!) to play in a poker tournament, the only tournament of its kind with $15,306,688 to the winner (let that sink in for a moment).

Both Connor Drinan and Cary Katz picked up pocket aces, and after some pre-flop raises and acting that included an ominous message from Katz, they naturally got their money all in, but only Drinan was at risk of being eliminated. But, c’mon, what’s the worst that could happen when they’re an identical 2% to win a pot they split 98% of the time?

Only this:

Aces vs. aces. No big deal?

That look you get when you know you can’t lose.

Flush draw. No, this isn’t happening …

This guy can’t believe it either!

Flush! It happened! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

How? Why? What?

That look you get when you realize $1 million was just flushed away on an awful beat.

Longtime ESPN poker commentator Lon McEachern called Drinan losing to an improbable flush “the worst beat in the history of tournament poker.” How can anybody disagree given the enormous stakes?

Oh, and that ominous message from Katz to Drinan before the flop? “Save your money, kid. You can’t win every pot.”

Drinan was knocked out in 18th place and out of the money.

To watch this horrific beat slowly unfold, just click below:

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Crack open your calendars, poker players. The wait is over. On Tuesday, Caesars Entertainment released the official schedule for the 2014 World Series of Poker. Beginning Tuesday, May 27, at the Rio All-Suite Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, the 45th Annual World Series of Poker will feature 65 bracelet events, including a special Main Event that features a $10 Million guaranteed prize for the winner.

The Main Event is scheduled to begin on July 5 with the first of three starting flights. The $10,000 entry fee will remain the same, but the $10 million guaranteed payday for the winner will ensure at least the second largest prize in the event's history. In 2006, Jamie Gold took home $12 million for his victory in the Main Event. The biggest payout since then went to Peter Eastgate in 2008 ($9,152,416). Last year, Ryan Riess' victory earned him $8,361,570, the smallest prize since Jerry Yang received $8,250,000 in 2007.

The November Nine will return and is expected to air live on ESPN and ESPN2 during a two-night extravaganza on November 10 and 11, 2014.

The 2014 WSOP will kick off with the $500 Casino Employee's Event on May 27, but the opening day will be highlighted by Event #2: $25,000 Mixed Max Event. The four-day tournament will begin with nine-handed action, then switch to six-handed play on Day 2. Day 3 will be four-handed, and the final day will feature heads-up matches to determine the winner.

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This year's schedule also includes the reintroduction of numerous $10,000 Championship events. After conducting research and listening to player feedback over the past two years, the WSOP has decided to offer a total of 12 $10,000 Championship events in the following variants:

2-7 Triple Draw Lowball (May 29-31)
Omaha Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 1-3)
No Limit 2-7 Draw Lowball (June 3-5)
Seven Card Razz (June 6-8)
H.O.R.S.E. (June 8-10)
Pot Limit Hold’em (June 12-14)
No Limit Hold’em Six-Handed (June 14-16)
Seven Card Stud Hi-Lo Split-8 or Better (June 17-19)
No-Limit Hold'em Heads Up (June 19-21)
Limit Hold’em (June 26-28)
Seven Card Stud (July 1-3)
Pot Limit Omaha (July 3-5)

The historic $1 million buy-in Big One for ONE DROP also returns to the WSOP after a one-year hiatus. In 2012, Antonio Esfandiari topped a 48-player field to win over $18 million, and this year the field could feature up to eight more players, making the first-place prize more than $20 million.

Two other special events will return to the schedule. The Millionaire Maker will take place on Saturday, May 31, and the Little One for ONE DROP on Thursday, July 3. In 2013, the inaugural $1,500 buy-in Millionaire Maker attracted 6,343 entries, generating a total prize pool of $8.5 million. Benny Chen took down the event, and pocketed a cool $1.2 million.

The WSOP is also bringing back three of its staple tournaments: the $50,000 Poker Players Championship (June 22-26), the Seniors Event (June 6-8) and the Ladies Event (June 27-29). Like last year, men who enter the Ladies event will be required to buy in for $10,000, but ladies will receive a 'discounted' buy-in of $1,000. The strategy, which was designed by WSOP organizers to discourage men from entering the tournament, was a success last year as none of the 954 participants were male.

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Last year, a total of 79,471 participants turned out for the 62 WSOP bracelet events and competed for more than $197 million in prize-pool money. Tournament organizers anticipate even bigger numbers this year, especially with the return of the ONE DROP event.

'For ten years we have tried to raise the bar on tournament poker,' said WSOP Executive Director Ty Stewart. 'There is real optimism 2014 can be our biggest year yet with an anticipated $200 million in prize money to be paid out this summer. With new satellites and daily tournaments exclusively on WSOP.com and a plethora of side events, there is more reason than ever to make the trip to poker mecca.'

For a complete look at the 2014 World Series of Poker schedule, visit WSOP.com.

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