Kenny Milam is a 54-year-old trucking contractor. He's one of the local cats, born in Arkansas but now a proud resident of New Orleans. A Vietnam vet, Milam was on the receiving end of a kiss from Miss Universe in 1971. He should feel pretty comfortable in this venue; he tallied a 13th-place finish here in December '07.
Milam begins play in the middle of the pack with 389,000 chips.