Monday, June 1, 2015 3:19 AM Local Time
Aaron Ybarbo Doing Well In First Vegas Tournament Ever
Aaron Ybarbo, from the northern Houston area, came to Las Vegas with his Granddad "Popo" to play in his first major live tournament which just happens to be the world's largest ever live tournament, The Colossus.
Ybarbo is all in with 28,000 and gets everyone to fold. He shows and several people at his table say nice hand. The very next had shows a board of and he bets out 8,000. His opponent folds and he again shows his had of .
His Granddad is proudly watching him from the rail and cheering him on. "I taught him everything he knows about poker!", he says as he beams with pride. "Popo" also played in the Colossus and even though he didn't make the money he says he couldn't be happier for his grandson. " I just love when we can get together and play!"