888poker WSOP Documentary Episode 6: One More Day
Regional newsThe final episode of the 888poker WSOP documentary has been released, with Aaron Barone reflecting on his 65th place finish in the 2026 WSOP Main Event, winning $125,000 chips, and looking ahead to 2027. The sixth and final episode of the 888poker WSOP documentary is now available; here's a recap of the episode, "The Deepest WSOP Main Event Journey of My Life." At the end of episode five, Aaron Barone was the only surviving member of the 888poker team. He bagged 785,000 chips at the end of Day 4 of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event, hoping to "climb a few steps" and "maybe make it to Day 6." At the start of Day 5 of the 2026 WSOP Main Event, 533 players returned to their seats, including Barone, whose 785,000 chips placed him in 300th place. Barone, understated yet confident, stated that he felt less pressure than at any other point in the tournament. Could this be a good sign? It seemed so. Barone accumulated 1,300,000 chips in his final hand before the dinner break. At the 2025 WSOP, he had been eliminated at this level with a bluff-catching hand; this time, he called an all-in with seven-high flush on a four-suited board, and it paid off. The good luck continued. Barone's AQ went all-in pre-flop against pocket Jacks, hitting two pair on the flop and pushing his stack to 2,600,000 chips. Although he gave back some chips before the end of the tournament, Barone still advanced to Day 6 with 1,880,000 chips, or 24 big blinds. “I did reach around 2.9 million chips, but chips come and go quickly. 1.9 million is more than enough for tomorrow; it’s incredible. I had a lot of fun and have almost certainly made it my biggest and deepest finish at the WSOP, and now we’re trying to push that level again tomorrow.” Early Day 6, Lady Luck smiled on Barone. He went all-in with AK against his opponent’s pocket Jacks. The flop gave him trips of Aces, but also allowed his opponent to make a full house. The turn and river were both 5s, giving Barone an even bigger full house and winning the pot. That hand, along with several other smaller wins, brought Barone to 3,600,000 chips with 114 players remaining. After dinner break, Barone was moved to the live table for some spotlight time. This seat wasn’t easy for the Canadian, as he was sandwiched between legend Shaun Deeb and 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan, both of whom had more chips than Barone. Unfortunately, Barone's 2026 WSOP Main Event was broadcast on that platform.
