The six-part WSOP series powered by 888poker has concluded with the final episode published this past weekend. The focus was entirely on Aaron Barone, the only ambassador left in the running.

Barone is not primarily a live tournament player; last year, he even jokingly wore a shirt with a print of his less-than-impressive Hendon Mob stats. That said, the Main Event has a special place in his heart, and he’s shown it throughout this mini-series.

With his teammates out of the tournament, Barone was the only one left to defend 888poker’s colors, and he did it in style, accomplishing a run that many players with way more experience in the live arena can only dream of.

One Day Deeper

From the start of the Main Event, Barone stuck to one simple but effective mantra: one day deeper. The goal was to survive the day, have some chips to work with when the play resumes, and not worry about things out of his control.

This calm and collected approach worked just as intended. One day after another, Barone found himself bagging chips at the end of the action. And, as his fellow ambassadors were sent to the rail, he found himself the lone representative of 888poker, which, no doubt, motivated him even more to go as deep as possible.

During Day 5, Aaron faced a couple of difficult decisions, but he made the right calls when it mattered the most, and the cards fell his way to give him a nice stack going into Day 6.

Despite this being his deepest-ever run in the Main Event, Barone explains he wasn’t feeling any pressure. He was excited and ready, but determined not to sweat the end result too much.

Setting the Bar High for the Next Year

The positive attitude, combined with his skills and some much-needed luck in key spots, saw Barone make a really deep run in the tournament. After winning a key flip in the most stressful way possible, he found himself in a really decent position.

However, as it often happens, cards stopped cooperating, and after losing one major pot, he couldn’t find his way back. Eventually, Barone’s run ended with a fairly standard 60/40.

While exiting the Main is always painful, he finished in 65th place out of 9,208 players who entered the tournament, which is nothing to sneeze at. For his run, Barone earned $125,000, which nearly doubled his Hendon Mob cashes at the time, bringing his total to $186,000.

It will be quite a challenge to beat this result next time around, but that’s where the “one day deeper” approach comes in handy.

And with that, 888poker’s 2026 WSOP docuseries comes to its conclusion. If you haven’t had time to check it out yet, all six episodes are now out, so you can do it all in one sitting, without having to wait. Each episode is 10 to 15 minutes, giving you a proper taste of the Main Event condensed in about an hour.

Barone and the rest of the crew are already on to the new challenges, but you can rest assured that they’ll be back in Las Vegas for the 2027 WSOP, and 888poker’s cameras will likely be there to follow them around and ensure their experience is shared with the world.

After all, what better way to get people excited about poker than showing them what it’s all about?