Mark Vos, also known as 'pokerbok', is a young professional poker player from Australia. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, Vos permanently deferred his actuarial studies at Macquarie University, to play poker full time. Starting out online with limit hold'em in mid 2004, Vos soon turned his attention to no-limit games, and in short time, earned a reputation as being one of the world's top online poker players, such that he can often be found playing in the most expensive cash games and tournaments online. When not travelling the world playing poker, Vos plans to divide his time between Australia and South Africa. Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia, with a greater metropolitan population of just under two million. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... The large and growing jargon of poker includes many terms. ... The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... A game of Texas holdem, the most popular form of poker, in progress. ... City motto: Spes Bona (Latin: Good Hope) Location of the City of Cape Town in Western Cape Province Province Western Cape Mayor Helen Zille Area  - % water 2,499 km² N/A Population  - Total (2004)  - Density Not ranked 2,893,251 1,158/km² Established 1652 Time zone SAST (UTC+2... Damage from Hurricane Katrina. ... Macquarie University is an Australian university located in Sydney. ... Texas hold em (or simply hold em or holdem) is the most popular of the community card poker games. ... Ring games, also called cash games, are live poker games played with real chips and money on the line, usually with no predetermined end time. ...

In January 2006, Vos finished 8th in the main event of the Crown Australian Poker Championship, winning AUD $83,600. The Crown Australian Poker Championship, commonly known as Aussie Millions is a poker tournament held in Crown Casino, Australia. ... Au. ...

As of May 2006, Vos represents the Full Tilt Poker online poker cardroom as a friend of Full Tilt Poker. His name is reflected in red on Full Tilt tables. Full Tilt Poker Logo Full Tilt Poker is an online poker cardroom launched in June 2004 with the involvement of a team of poker professionals, among them Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch and Chris Ferguson. ...

In July 2006, Vos won Event 6 at the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP), the $2000 no limit hold 'em event. Outlasting a field of 1919 players, Vos entered heads up action with Nam Le an almost 3:1 chip underdog. On the final hand, Vos raised to $90,000 preflop and Le made the call. The flop came Q♠ 8♠ 3♥ and Le check-called a $150,000 bet by Vos. The turn was the 2♦ and Le check-called for $250,000. The river brought the Q♦ to which Le checked and Vos moved all in. Le, suspecting a bluff, made the call with 6♣ 6♦, but Vos turned over Q♣ 10♣ for trips and the win, collecting $803,274 and the gold bracelet, becoming one of the youngest WSOP bracelet winners in history. After his victory, Vos said, "(Winning) does not really change things. I mean, it helps. But I still plan to play poker, then (in five years) I'll relax, settle down and decide what I want to do with the rest of my life." The 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) began on June 25, 2006 with satellite events, with regular play commencing on June 26 with the annual Casino Employee event, and the Tournament of Champions held on June 28 and 29. ... The WSOP logo The World Series of Poker is the most prestigious set of poker tournaments in the world. ... This article is a list of results of the 2006 World Series of Poker (WSOP) with statistics, final table results and payouts. ... Nam Le (born September 10 in Irvine, California) is a professional poker player from Huntington Beach, California. ...

As of September 2006, Vos' total live tournament winnings exceed $1,000,000.

Mark also has a penchant for song and had a very popular albeit short lived hit song "benson its your birthday", that debuted in the Las Vegas Bar (Crown Casino) in January 2005. This performance occurred after a strong showing in the $1,000 No Limit Holdem with Rebuys event, where he finished a respectable 9th place.