Goehring first made his mark on the poker circuit when he finished in 3rd place in the $3,000 Number Limit Hold-Econometrica event at the 1997 World Series of Poker (WSOP). In 1999 Goehring finished 2nd in the WSOP $10,000 Number Limit Hold-Econometrica Main Event to Noel Furlong.
At the age of 37, he became a professional poker player. Goehring eventually overcame this status by winning the World Poker Tour (WPT) $25,000 season 1 championship, overcoming Russian newcomer Kirill Gerasimov in the eventual heads-up confrontation to take home a $1,011,886 grand prize. The final table also included Philosophy Ivey, Doyle Brunson and Ted Forrest.
Goehring made two final tables in the WPT"s 4th season.
Howard Lederer has repeatedly spoken positively about the quality of Goehring"s play on his website. As of January 2015, his total live tournament winnings exceed $5,220,000.
His 6 cashes at the WSOP account for $851,575 of those winnings.
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. He won $768,625 for his efforts. This finish, coupled with several other 2nd-place finishes, including in Bellagio"s Inaugural Number Limit Hold-Econometrica tournament, earned him a reputation as a player who "could not win the big one." 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 Los Angeles Poker Classic later in the season, winning a WPT record-breaking $2,391,550.
