{{Short description|American poker player (born 1980)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}} {{Infobox poker player |image = |imagesize = 150px | |name=Kevin Saul |nickname=BeL0WaB0Ve ||caption= |wsop bracelet count= ''None'' |wsop money finishes=6 |wsop main event best finish rank=216th |wsop main event best finish year=2011 |wpt titles=1 |wpt final tables=1 |wpt money finishes=2 |ept titles=''None'' |ept final tables=1 |ept money finishes=1 }} '''Kevin Saul''' (born May 25, 1980) is an American professional poker player from Warrenville, Illinois.
Saul is known for his online nickname "BeL0WaB0Ve" on sites such as PokerStars, Bodog and UltimateBet and is also known by the name "GetPWN3D" on Full Tilt Poker.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2005-09-19 |title=BeL0WaB0Ve |url=https://contents.pokerstake.com/profiles/bel0wab0ve/ |access-date=2024-04-13 |website=PokerStake |language=en-US}}</ref> He became better known outside the online poker community in 2007 when he won the World Poker Tour (WPT) Bellagio Cup III Championship after defeating Mike Matusow during heads-up play, earning him the first place prize of $1,342,320.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bellagio Cup III, Bellagio Cup III - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=27181 |access-date=2024-03-27 |website=The Hendon Mob |language=en}}</ref>
At the 2009 European Poker Tour's PokerStars Caribbean Adventure, Saul who held the chip lead during the previous day of play until losing a big pot against Team PokerStarsPro member Alexandre Gomes leaving him as the third shortest stack coming in to the final table, unable to mount a comeback he was the first eliminated, finishing in eighth place, earning $214,000.<ref name="CP-PCA2009">{{cite web|url=http://www.cardplayer.com/poker-news/article/5870/ept-poorya-nazari-wins-the-2009-pokerstars-caribbean-adventure |title=EPT -- Poorya Nazari Wins the 2009 PokerStars Caribbean Adventure |accessdate=January 11, 2009 |last=Lucchesi |first=Ryan |date=January 10, 2009 |work=CardPlayer.com }}</ref>
Saul is also a guest instructor, along with other online professionals such as Eric Lynch at PokerXFactor.com, an online poker training center headed by Cliff Josephy and Eric Haber.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guest Pros biographies |url=http://www.pokerxfactor.com/bios.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070912110036/http://www.pokerxfactor.com/bios.htm |archive-date=September 12, 2007 |access-date=July 26, 2007 |website=PokerXFactor}}</ref>
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kevin Saul's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=71295 |access-date=2023-12-22 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links == *[http://www.cardplayer.com/online-poker/players/2093 Card Player profile] *[http://www.pocketfives.com/profiles/BeL0WaB0Ve Pocketfives.com profile] *[https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=71295 Hendon Mob profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=2469 WSOP profile]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Saul, Kevin}} Category:American poker players Category:World Poker Tour winners Category:Living people Category:1980 births Category:People from Warrenville, Illinois
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