Alan Goehring: WPT's Table-turner

Alan Goehring is a good-natured player and he is a native of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; born on February 21 in 1963. He used to work as a junk bond analyst and trader, and he's now retired. He played poker professionally when he was 37 years old and he claims it is a source of enjoyment not money. He now resides in the city of Henderson in Nevada.

Goehring came to the public eye when he won 3rd place in the $ 3000 No Limit Hold'em event of the 1997 World Series of Poker tournament. He won a cash prize of $ 61,845.

In the 1999 World Series of Poker, Goehring took the 2nd place at the $ 10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event where Noel Furlong championed. Goehring won $ 768,625 this time. There were still other tournaments that followed where he won 2nd place including the Inaugural No Limit tournament in Bellagio. Card Player Magazine called Goehring the "Perennial Bridesmaid" because of his 2nd place winnings.

But things have changed when Goehring won 1st place in the 2003 World Poker Tour's $ 25,000 No-Limit Hold'em championship of the Bellagio 5-star World Poker Classic. It the first season of the World Poker Tour made Goehring the champion and he took home the grand prize amounting to $ 1,011,886. It was a televised event and it was Goehring's very first major tournament victory. His opponent was a young Russian poker player named Kirril Gerasimov, who went all-in while Goehring flopped him with a set of queens. Other major players on the final table were Doyle Brunson, Ted Forrest and Phil Ivey.

After the 2003 World Poker Tour, Alan Goehring's winnings seem to sit back again on final tables and bagging minor positions. The 2005 World Poker Tour � 10,000 Grand Prix de Paris, he won 5th place and took $ 89,753. The champion was Roland De Wolfe.

Alan Goehring made a name for himself even though he's not always winning the first place during major poker events. His good nature and playing skills had earned him popularity even among his peers. Howard Lederer even made commentaries about Goehring on his website and he said he looks forward to playing with him.

Goehring has made more than $ 2.5 million, as of 2005, from playing in poker tournaments. His achievements in the poker circuit have given him a place on the list of the best players.