Kevin Saul (born May 25, 1980) is an American professional poker player from

Warrenville, Illinois Warrenville is a near west suburb in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. At the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 13,140, which was estimated to have increased to 13,174 by July 2019. It is a part of the Chicago metropolitan ...

. Saul is known for his online nickname "BeL0WaB0Ve" on sites such as

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, Bodog and UltimateBet and is also known by the name "GetPWN3D" on

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. He became better known outside the online poker community in 2007 when he won the

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(WPT) Bellagio Cup III Championship after defeating

Mike Matusow Michael Matusow (born April 30, 1968) is an American professional poker player residing in Henderson, Nevada. Matusow's nickname of "The Mouth" reflects his reputation for trash-talking at the poker table. Matusow began playing poker seriously ...

during heads-up play, earning him the first place prize of $1,342,320. At the 2009

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, Saul who held the chip lead during the previous day of play until losing a big pot against Team PokerStarsPro member

Alexandre Gomes Alexandre Gomes (born July 24, 1982) is a Brazilian professional poker player. He is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour champion and a former Team PokerStars Pro. World Series of Poker Gomes became the first Brazilia ...

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. 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 } Eric "sheets" Haber (born January 11, 1967) is an American professional poker player and hedge fund manager from Syosset, New York. In the world of online poker, the top professionals are known by their screen-names first and their real names ...

. As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000Hendon Mob tournament results
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Cardplayer.com Kevin Saul: online profilePocketfives.com profileWorldpokertour.com interview
American poker players World Poker Tour winners Living people 1980 births People from Warrenville, Illinois {{poker-stub