Tuan Lam Excels in the World Series of Poker

Could it be Tuan Lam's year at the World Series of Poker? 

Lam took second place in the six-handed no-limit hold'em event in the 2005 PokerStars World Championship of Online Poker for $55,000, according to the PokerStars Blog.   Although he's played a few $10,000 live events, he's never had a huge cash. Now, he's on the verge of the world's biggest cash of the year and the second biggest prize in poker history.

At 40 years old, his face looks a lot younger. Hailing from Canada, it's been pretty common to see Lam break his poker face and crack a smile at his friends on the rail. During slow periods in the game, he walks over to them and speaks in rapid-fire Vietnamese.

Tuan Lam was listed with 7 to 2 odds at Sportsbook.com Online Gambling Odds - Proposition Betting to walk away with the 2007 World Series of Poker title. 

A one-time dealer, Lam now spends his life playing online poker. Whatever he's learned there seems to be serving him well at this year's World Series of Poker, the PokerStars Blog points out.

These were the odds heading into the final table Tuesday.

Philip Hilm 7 to 2 odds

Tuan Lam 7 to 2 odds

Jon Kalmar 4 to 1 odds

Raymond Rahme 8 to 1 odds

Lee Childs 8 to 1 odds

Lee Watkinson 7 to 2 odds

Hevad "Rain" Khan 4 to 1 odds

Jerry Yang 9 to 1 odds

Alex Kravchenko 9 to 1 odds