Mark Vos, a 22-year old Australian online player who uses the handle
PokerBok is fast earning respect as one of the world’s top poker
players, and he showed his class this week by becoming one of the
youngest World Series of Poker bracelet winners in history.
Vos collected his first-ever WSOP bracelet in the $2,000 buy-in No-Limit
Hold ‘em tournament when his queen-ten made trip queens, eliminating
second-place finisher Nam Le and his pocket sixes. Vos’ performance
earned him a $803 274 bonanza.
One of the newest professional poker players representing Full Tilt
Poker.com, Vos was an amateur player on the online poker site before
turning pro. Vos could often be found playing in the most expensive
ring games and tournaments, regularly honing his skills against established
professionals like Team Full Tilt members Phil Ivey, John Juanda,
and Mike Matusow.
Vos’ victory comes just three days after Full Tilt Poker’s
Rafe Furst earned his first WSOP bracelet for winning the $1,500 Pot-Limit
Hold ‘em tournament. With Vos’ win, Full Tilt Poker’s
43 professional players now own a total of 51 WSOP bracelets between
them.
"Mark Vos is a young player with superstar potential,"
said fellow Full Tilt Poker pro Howard Lederer. "His online
success is well documented, but what he has already accomplished in
just a few live major tournaments is truly remarkable."
“It’s awesome, it was my day. I got lucky when I
needed it and I couldn’t be happier,” said Vos.
Vos and other expert players at Full Tilt Poker spend several hours
a week online helping amateur players learn the game by sharing their
poker knowledge through real-time chats at the virtual tables. Along
with Vos, players of the caliber of Mortensen, Leonidas, Furst and
39 other top poker professionals play at the site, where they have
helped to create a coaching culture for players who want to improve
their games.
Full Tilt Poker software was developed by TiltWare LLC, a software
development and licensing company based in Los Angeles, California
and licensed to Kolyma Corporation, A.V.V. which is regulated and
licensed by the Kahnawake Gaming Commission in Canada.