Kevin Saul
Encyclopedia
Kevin Saul is an American
professional poker
player from Forest Park, 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
. 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.
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.
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
.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
professional poker
Poker
Poker is a family of card games that share betting rules and usually hand rankings. Poker games differ in how the cards are dealt, how hands may be formed, whether the high or low hand wins the pot in a showdown , limits on bet sizes, and how many rounds of betting are allowed.In most modern poker...
player from Forest Park, Illinois
Forest Park, Illinois
Forest Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago in the United States. The population was 15,688 at the 2000 census...
.
Saul is known for his online nickname "BeL0WaB0Ve" on sites such as PokerStars
PokerStars
PokerStars is the largest online poker cardroom in the world. PokerStars' satellite tournaments produced the 2003 World Series of Poker champion, Chris Moneymaker. 1983 champion Tom McEvoy, 2005 champion Joe Hachem, 2009 champion Joe Cada and 2010 champion Jonathan Duhamel and others also represent...
, Bodog
Bodog
Bodog is an online entertainment brand launched in 1994 by Calvin Ayre.Originally the company traded at but the brand was later divested and intellectual property rights were assigned to and consolidated in BodogBrand.com...
and UltimateBet and is also known by the name "GetPWN3D" on Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker
Full Tilt Poker is an online poker card room that opened in June 2004 with the involvement of poker professionals Howard Lederer, Phil Ivey, Andy Bloch, Mike Matusow, Jennifer Harman and Chris Ferguson...
. He became better known outside the online poker community in 2007 when he won the World Poker Tour
World Poker Tour
The World Poker Tour is a series of international poker tournaments and associated television series broadcasting the final table of each tournament. It was started in the United States by attorney/television producer Steven Lipscomb, who served as CEO of WPT Enterprises , the firm that...
(WPT) Bellagio Cup III
World Poker Tour season 6 results
Below are the results of season six of the World Poker Tour .Towards the end of season 6 the World Poker Tour announced that they would award a Tiffany designed titanium and diamond championship bracelet for all previous 96 players....
Championship after defeating Mike Matusow
Mike Matusow
Michael Matusow 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...
during heads-up play, earning him the first place prize of $1,342,320.
At the 2009 European Poker Tour
European Poker Tour
The Pokerstars European Poker Tour is a series of poker tournaments similar to those in the World Poker Tour , created by John Duthie, winner of the inaugural Poker Million tournament. It began in 2004 as part of the worldwide explosion in Texas Hold 'em popularity...
'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
Alexandre Gomes
Alexandre Gomes is a Brazilian professional poker player born on July 24, 1982 in Curitiba. He is a World Series of Poker bracelet winner, a World Poker Tour champion and a Team PokerStars Pro.- World Series of Poker :...
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
Eric Lynch
Eric Lynch is a professional poker player.Lynch resides in Olathe, Kansas. In 2006, he won a PokerStars $1 million guaranteed tournament and finished 24th at the 2006 World Series of Poker Main Event, earning $494,000. He placed 3rd in a pot limit Hold'em WSOP event that same year...
at PokerXFactor.com, an online poker training center headed by Cliff Josephy
Cliff Josephy
Cliff D. Josephy is an American professional poker player from Syosset, New York.At the 2005 World Series of Poker , Josephy won a bracelet in the $1,500 seven-card stud event, defeating Kirill Gerasimov in the final heads-up confrontation...
and Eric Haber
Eric Haber
Eric "sheets" Haber is an American professional poker player and hedge fund manager from Syosset, New York.In the world of online poker the top pros are known by their screen-names first and their real names second, if at all...
.
As of 2010, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,000,000