Alan Goehring

Alan Goehring, born on 21 February 1962, is an American retired junk bond analyst and trader from Henderson, Nevada, who became a professional poker player at the age of 37. He made his mark in 1997 by finishing third in the 3,000 dollar No Limit Hold'em event at the World Series of Poker for 61,845 dollars, in an event won by Max Stern that also featured Kathy Liebert, Chris Ferguson, Donnacha O'Dea and Dan Harrington. In 1999 he finished runner-up to Noel Furlong in the 363-player WSOP 10,000 dollar No Limit Hold'em Main Event for 768,625 dollars. He then won the World Poker Tour 25,000 dollar Season 1 championship, beating Kirill Gerasimov heads-up for 1,011,886 dollars at a final table that included Phil Ivey, Doyle Brunson and Ted Forrest, and in the fourth WPT season he made two final tables, finishing sixth at the 2005 Grand Prix de Paris.