IOwnU888 Defeats Barone Heads-Up to Win the PNOC Main Event

The 2026 PokerNews Online Championship came to a thrilling conclusion at 888 on October 27 with the crowning of the $250,000 guaranteed Mystery Main Event champion. Some 1,091 entrants bought in across several flights, creating a $254,203 prize pool. After three days of intense mystery bounty action, 888 regular "IOwnU888" came out on top, defeating 888 Ambassador Aaron "abarone68" Barone heads-up, to claim a $25,522 prize. The eight-handed final table got underway with card-up coverage on the popular 888 Twitch channel. Nick "eastyyy22" Eastwood was the sole commentator because Barone, his usual co-commentator, was seated at the final table.