For many years, Alan Keating was a well-connected yet unknown figure to the poker public. However, in April 2022 when Keating made his first appearance on Hustler Casino Live, he quickly captured the attention of poker fans around the world for the insane action he brought to the table.
In this article, we'll be diving into the interesting rise of Alan Keating and who this mysterious figure actually is.
Who is Alan Keating?
According to HendonMob, Alan Keating is an American professional poker player from Brooklyn, Michigan born on June 6, 1986. He made his first recorded tournament appearance at the 2007 World Series Of Poker in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Cross-referencing interviews of poker players talking about their knowledge of Alan Keating and his seemingly limited history of tournament poker results, it's safe to assume that he's primarily been a cash game player throughout his career.
On July 23, 2014, celebrity playboy Dan Bilzerian posted an image on Instagram playing a poker variant called Open Face Chinese heads-up against Alan Keating on a private jet. Keating has also been seen playing poker on the Instagram pages of other celebrities such as Justin Bieber. This indicates that he's much more well-connected than many poker fans may realize.
Why is Alan Keating Famous?
Alan Keating quickly became a fan favorite when he made his first televised poker appearance on April 15, 2022. Many assumed he would be just another rich flounder entering the show's battleground, but he quickly differentiated himself with his unique playstyle and refreshingly carefree attitude.
Despite losing -$138,200 on the episode, he posted an impressive 83% VPIP (voluntary put in pot) statistic that turned the heads of viewers at home. Put simply, Keating was bringing some serious action to the game and was a driving force for an atmosphere that encouraged loose gambling and wild action for all players on the show.
Throughout the entire session, he was completely relaxed and showed zero stress over playing six-figure pots. The comment section and live chat had thousands of poker fans praising him for being one of the most entertaining poker players to watch today.
How Rich Is Alan Keating?
Given that Keating's lost millions of dollars in poker winnings in a visibly comfortable way on the many appearances he has made on popular television cash game poker broadcasts, he's certainly a multi-millionaire.
Above are Keating's poker winnings on shows such as HCL, No Gamble No Future, and High Stakes Poker. Keating lost nearly -$2.9 million with an average 70% VPIP and 28% PFR over 97 hours of recorded poker. Keating's win rate is -$29,706.19/hour equating to -62.05 BB/hour.
Keating is currently the third largest losing player in livestream poker history when factoring in all sixteen of the broadcast locations that we track.
As with most internet personalities and celebrities, Keating's full personal life and financial situation is not available to the public. Despite appearing more frequently as of late, Keating has continued to keep a low profile in comparison to his other poker celebrity counterparts. However, based on our findings he easily has a net worth of hundreds of millions of dollars.
What Are Keating's Hustler Casino Live Winnings?
One thing that probably has been made abundantly clear throughout this post is that Keating is not famous for his elite play. Rather, he's popular among the poker community for the crazy amount of action that he brings to the game whenever he's played on stream. Additionally, he has a likeable laid-back and friendly attitude at the table which has been refreshing to many viewers at home in comparison to some of the other personalities on these broadcasts.
Keating's Hustler Casino Live Net Winnings
As of July 2023, Keating is the biggest loser on Hustler Casino Live with -$2,411,100 in cumulative earnings averaging out to -$37,093.85/hour and -92.91 BB/hour.
When filtering for players with over 50 hours of recorded play on the show, Keating has the highest average VPIP of 65% over 65 hours recorded.
The largest pot Keating has been on record to win was on December 15, 2022 against Handz which amounted to a $1.2 million pot. At the time, this money amount was the world's biggest pot in recorded television poker history.
While our tracker database shows Keating as a losing player from the sample size collected, it would not be a completely accurate statement to say that he is a lifetime losing player.
These results do not included non-broadcasted events where the stakes are reportedly even higher than what the public has seen.
How Much Has Alan Keating Won In Tournament Poker?
According to HendonMob, Keating has won $237,068 in total live tournament career earnings as of January 2024 with his best singular score being winning $58,570 the 2007 World Series Of Poker $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Main Event.
Other notable career scores are from the 2015 World Poker Tour $10,000 No Limit Hold'em Event #16 where he won $21,074.
Alan Keating Net Worth
Professional poker player Alan Keating's net worth is over $500 million. This net worth figure was given by Garrett Adelstein on the May 18, 2022 Hustler Casino Live broadcast during talk about a upcoming private game Keating was hosting at the Aria.
At 3:00:45 Garrett Adelstein was describing a story about an interaction he had with Alan Keating during the EDC festival back in 2015 at the Bellagio casino where they were coin-flipping $20,000 at a time.
During this story he stated, "Keating's net worth is probably well over $500 million now, but he didn't have as much back then". Keating's wealth seems to have came about in recent years from possibly the unlocking of an inherited trust fund or a successful exit of a business.
Alan Keating Detailed Poker Results
To see more of Keating's detailed statistics, visit his Highroll Poker tracker profile: https://highrollpoker.com/tracker/players/1475