Alan Goehring

{{Short description|American poker player (born 1962)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox poker player

| name = Alan Goehring

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| residence = Henderson, Nevada, U.S.

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|February 21, 1962}}

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| 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

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Alan Goehring (born February 21, 1962) is an American retired 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).{{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}} He won $61,845 in the tournament, which was won by Max Stern and also featured Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson, Donnacha O'Dea, and Dan Harrington.

In 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.{{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}}

Goehring eventually overcame this status by winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 season 1 championship, overcoming Russian player Kirill Gerasimov in the eventual heads-up confrontation to take home a $1,011,886 grand prize.{{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}} The final table also included Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson and Ted Forrest.

Goehring made two final tables in the WPT's 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 then-WPT record-breaking $2,391,550.{{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}} In the 2020 WSOP Online, he won his first bracelet in a $500 No Limit Hold'em Freezout tournament.{{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}}

As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,300,000.{{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}} His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $851,575 of those winnings.{{Cite web |title=Alan Goehring |url=https://www.wsop.com/players/profile/?playerid=215 |access-date=April 9, 2024 |website=WSOP.com}}