The sixth and final episode of 888poker’s WSOP documentary has gone live; here’s what went down during “The Deepest WSOP Main Event Run of My Life” episode.
Part 5 ended with Aaron Barone as the sole survivor from the five-deep 888poker Team. Barone bagged up 785,000 chips at the end of Day 4 of the $10,000 WSOP Main Event and hoped to “get a couple of ladders” and “maybe make Day 6.”
Day 5 of the 2026 WSOP Main Event started with 533 players returning to their seats, including Barone, whose 785,000 chips put him in 300th place. Barone was quietly confident, stating he felt less pressure than he had all tournament. Would that be a good sign?
It appears to be a good sign, as Barone chipped up to 1,300,000 chips on the last hand before the dinner break. Having crashed out on this level in the 2025 WSOP with a bluff catcher, Barone called a shove with a seven-high flush on a four-flushed board, and was correct.
The run-good continued with Barone’s ace-queen flopping two pair against pocket jacks in an all-in preflop confrontation, which bolstered his stack to 2,600,000. Although he gave some chips back by the end of play, Barone advanced to Day 6 with 1,880,000 chips, or 24 big blinds.
“I did get up to around 2.9 million, but chips come and go pretty quickly. 1.9 million is plenty enough for tomorrow; it’s surreal. I’m having a great time and already pretty much have my high score at the WSOP, my deepest run ever, and now we try to improve on that tomorrow.”
Lady Luck shone down on Barone during the early stages of Day 6. He got his stack in with ace-king against his opponent’s pocket jacks. The flop gave Barone trip aces but also improved his opponent to a full house. The turn and river were both fives, gifting Barone a bigger full house and handing him the pot.
That hand, plus a few other smaller wins, pushed Barone to 3,600,000 chips with 114 players remaining.
Barone was moved to the feature table after the dinner break, giving him some time in the limelight. It wasn’t an easy seat for the Canadian because he was sandwiched between the legendary Shaun Deeb and 2019 WSOP Main Event champion Hossein Ensan, who both had Barone’s stack covered.
Sadly for Barone, his 2026 WSOP Main Event ended on that feature table. He found himself all-in with king-queen against the ace-ten of Maxime Chilaud, and Chilaud’s ace-kicker played. Barone bowed out in an impressive 65th-place finish worth $125,000. Chilaud, his executioner, would ultimately bust in 27th place for $265,000.
“I was trying to find a spot, but the cards weren’t really cooperating. We survived for a while before we got the final 11 big blinds in with king-queen versus ace-ten, and we don’t win the 60/40,” Barone explained.
“Disappointed a little bit now. I think the ‘what if I win that flip’ thing is going to stick with me for a while; I’ll probably be over it in a couple of hours!”
With that, the episode wraps up as Barone heads to collect his winnings for the summer and thanks everyone for following his journey.
“I’ll be back next year for the 2027 WSOP Main Event. Maybe I’ll go one day deeper and reach Day 7?”
Matthew Pitt
Senior Editor