Vos was born in Cape Town, South Africa, and attended Waldorf High School in Constantia.

Vos permanently deferred his actuarial studies at Macquarie University, to play poker full-time.

When not travelling the world playing poker, Vos plans to divide his time between Australia and South Africa.

Outlasting a field of 1,919 players, Vos entered heads up action with Nam Le an almost 3:1 chip underdog.

"[3] Vos cashed four times at the 2008 World Series of Poker, including finishing in 80th place out of 6,844 entries in the $10,000 buy-in Main Event, earning $77,200.