Alan Goehring (born February 21, 1962) is an American retired

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analyst and trader from

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. At the age of 37, he became a professional

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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 The 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP) was a series of poker tournaments held at Binion's Horseshoe. Most notably, it was the only WSOP where the Main Event final table took place outdoors, at the Fremont Street Experience, just outside Binions. E ...

(WSOP). He won $61,845 in the

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, which was won by Max Stern and also featured

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, and

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. In

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, Goehring finished 2nd in the WSOP $10,000 No Limit Hold-Em Main Event to Noel Furlong. He won $768,625 for his efforts. Goehring eventually overcame this status by winning the

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(WPT) $25,000 season 1 championship, overcoming

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n player

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in the eventual heads-up confrontation to take home a $1,011,886 grand prize. The final table also included

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and

Ted Forrest Ted Forrest (born September 24, 1964) is an American professional poker player, currently residing in Las Vegas, Nevada. Tournament wins In 1992, Forrest won two tournaments at the LA Poker Classic and one at the World Poker Finals in Mashant ...

. 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

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. He went on to win the LA Poker Classic later in the season, winning a then-WPT record-breaking $2,391,550. In the 2020 WSOP Online, he won his first bracelet in a $500 No Limit Hold'em Freezout tournament. As of 2023, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,300,000. His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $851,575 of those winnings.

World Series of Poker bracelets

An "O" following a year denotes bracelet(s) won during the World Series of Poker Online

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External links

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Hendon Mob profile

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