The online screen name IOwnU888 has claimed victory in the 2026 PokerNews Online Championship Mystery Main Event, defeating Aaron Barone in heads-up play to take the title, according to PokerNews.
The Mystery Main Event carried a $250,000 guarantee and drew 1,091 entries, per PokerNews. The total prize pool came in at $254,203, the outlet reported. IOwnU888’s first-place payout was listed at $25,522, while Barone’s runner-up finish was listed at $17,211. The PokerNews Online Championship spanned 40 events in total, PokerNews reported.
Below is the full final table breakdown as reported by PokerNews:
UrExNewBF was the eighth-place finisher, with a listed payout of $2,687. Iperenoei13 exited in seventh place for $4,178. Sixth place went to 01tdr, whose listed payout was $6,134. sankovski finished fifth; the listed payout for that position was $13,685. for_science came in fourth, with a listed payout of $13,299.
LookAround rounded out the top three, finishing third for a listed payout of $17,164, according to PokerNews. That left Barone and IOwnU888 to contest heads-up play, with Barone ultimately settling for second at $17,211 and IOwnU888 taking the championship at $25,522.
Originally reported by PokerNews.
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