{{Short description|American poker player (born 1962)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox poker player | name = Alan Goehring | image = | caption = | nickname = | birth_date = {{birth-date and age|February 21, 1962}} | birth_place = | wsop bracelet count = 1 | wsop money finishes = 15 | wsop main event best finish rank = 2nd | wsop main event best finish year = 1999 | wpt titles = 2 | wpt final tables = 3 | wpt money finishes = 16 | updated = 2020-07-09 }}
'''Alan Goehring''' (born February 21, 1962) is an American retired [[High-yield debt|junk bond]] analyst and trader from [[Henderson, Nevada]]. At the age of 37, he became a professional [[poker]] player.
Goehring first made his mark on the poker circuit when he finished in 3rd place in the $3,000 No Limit Hold-Em event at the [[1997 World Series of Poker]] (WSOP).<ref>{{Cite web |title=28th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1997, No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7815 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> He won $61,845 in the [[poker tournament|tournament]], which was won by [[Max Stern (poker player)|Max Stern]] and also featured [[Kathy Liebert]], [[Chris Ferguson]], [[Donnacha O'Dea]], and [[Dan Harrington]].
In [[1999 World Series of Poker|1999]], Goehring finished 2nd in the WSOP $10,000 No Limit Hold-Em Main Event to [[Noel Furlong]]. He won $768,625 for his efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=30th World Series of Poker - WSOP 1999, No Limit Hold'em World Championship |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=7797 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref>
Goehring eventually overcame this status by winning the [[World Poker Tour]] (WPT) $25,000 season 1 championship, overcoming [[Russia]]n player [[Kirill Gerasimov]] in the eventual heads-up confrontation to take home a $1,011,886 grand prize.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Poker Tour - WPT Championship, WPT Championship - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=11453 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> The final table also included [[Phil Ivey]], [[Doyle Brunson]] and [[Ted Forrest]].
Goehring made two final tables in the WPT's [[World Poker Tour season 4 results|4th season]]. He finished 6th at the 2005 WPT €10,000 Grand Prix de Paris, eventually won by [[Roland De Wolfe]]. He went on to win the LA Poker Classic later in the season, winning a [[Record-Breaking World Poker Tour First Prizes|then-WPT record-breaking]] $2,391,550.<ref>{{Cite web |title=2006 L.A. Poker Classic, Championship Event - No Limit Hold'em |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/event.php?a=r&n=16320 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> In the 2020 WSOP Online, he won his first bracelet in a $500 No Limit Hold'em Freezout tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Anthony |date=July 9, 2020 |title=Alan "GladiusIII" Goehring Wins 2020 WSOP Online Event #8: $500 NLH Freezeout ($119,399) |url=https://www.pokernews.com/tours/wsop/2020-wsop-com-online-bracelet-events/event-8-nlh-freezeout/chips.368771.htm |access-date=March 25, 2024 |website=PokerNews.com |language=en}}</ref>
As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,300,000.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alan Goehring's profile on The Hendon Mob |url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=457 |access-date=December 9, 2023 |website=[[The Hendon Mob Poker Database]] |language=en}}</ref> His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $851,575 of those winnings.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alan Goehring |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=215 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=[[World Series of Poker|WSOP.com]]}}</ref>
==World Series of Poker bracelets== {| class="wikitable" !Year !Tournament !Prize (US$) |- |[[2020 World Series of Poker Online|2020 O]] |$500 No Limit Hold'em Freezeout |$119,399 |}
<small> An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online</small>
==References== <references />
==External links== * [https://www.cardplayer.com/poker-players/733-alan-goehring/bio Card Player profile] * [http://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=457 Hendon Mob profile] * [https://www.worldpokertour.com/player/alan-goehring/ WPT profile] *[https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=215 WSOP profile]
{{WPT Championship winners}} {{2020s WSOP bracelet winners}}
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