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Find out more about Tuan Lam here (national post article)
Hey guys,
There was a really cool article about Tuan Lam in the national post sports section today (July 20th). I couldn't find the article online so here are some highlights. I thought he looked like a really cool guy before and now I respect him even more after reading about his life: -He's 41 ! (big shocker) -He escaped from Vietnam solo when he was 17 and lived in a refugee camp in Indonesia before coming to Canada. -He's had many crappy jobs before finding poker (mowing lawns for $5/hr, mushroom farmer ($7/hr), metal factory ($10/hr) along with a second job at the same time (plastics company - $9/hr). He sent a lot of his money home to support his parents/family which left almost no money for himself. -He currently lives in Toronto, has a wife, two children, and a minivan. -Plans to send back $500k back to his home village, Bao Trinh, with some of it earmarked for a buddhist shrine. -Insists that he wants a normal life. -Article ends with him shopping around and falling in love with a 7k rolex watch, but then later deciding against it because it was too much. Final sentence of the article: "Maybe after all these years, Tuan Lam hasn't changed so much. Every single dollar still matters." |
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Re: Find out more about Tuan Lam here (national post article)
Tuan Lam is a friend of mine and he is a really great guy. Super generous to the hard working porters in the card rooms and just an overall good person! I am very happy for him and glad I had the chance to get to know him.
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Re: Find out more about Tuan Lam here (national post article)
sounds like a good guy
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Re: Find out more about Tuan Lam here (national post article)
Nice, congrats to him and his family. Sounds like it was a good bunch of guys at the final table.
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Re: Find out more about Tuan Lam here (national post article)
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Article [/ QUOTE ] Nice find, thanks. If readers of this post have time to go beyond the original notes of the article, I highly recommend checking this article out, it's v. well written. |
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Re: Find out more about Tuan Lam here (national post article)
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-Article ends with him shopping around and falling in love with a 7k rolex watch, but then later deciding against it because it was too much. Final sentence of the article: "Maybe after all these years, Tuan Lam hasn't changed so much. Every single dollar still matters." [/ QUOTE ] This is a very Buddhist view. Assuming he is Buddhist himself, it's not so much that he's trying to save a buck, but instead rationalizing that buying an expensive watch might bring him a few moments of joy, but does not add to his hapiness in life and that he can use that money to help others, which will bring him more hapiness. |
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