Backing, coaching and a proven path for serious poker players ready to move up in stakes.
BACKING AMERICAN PLAYERS SINCE 2008
A straightforward process built around one goal — finding the right players and setting them up to succeed. Here’s what to expect from the moment you apply to the moment you’re in.
Start the process with our online application. Tell us about your poker background, the formats you play, and what you’re looking for. It takes a few minutes and it’s the first step toward something bigger.
If your application stands out, our team will reach out with an additional questionnaire and request your hand histories. This is where we dig into the numbers and evaluate whether you’re the right fit for our roster.
After reviewing your candidacy, if you’ve been selected, our team will send you a personalized backing offer — outlining the terms, the format, and what working with us looks like in practice.
Once you accept the offer, you’re officially part of the team. You’ll be onboarded, set up on our management platform, and ready to compete with Standard Backing behind you.
Subtitle: Nevada based, helping players around the world.
1,000+ players, 50+ countries, $100M+ invested.
Whether you’re built for the live circuit, grinding online volume, or beating cash games — we back players across all three. Pick your format and let’s talk.
For players transitioning to live tournaments. We cover your buy-ins, you get coached, and your bonus is earned across a 100-entry cycle — no markup, no guesswork.
Full backing for online grinders. 50% profit split, daily chops, instant cashouts, and coaching built in. Play bigger. Keep more.
Backing for cash game specialists — NLHE and PLO. Exclusive rakeback, 1:1 coaching with cash game pros, and the bankroll stability to move up stakes without the variance killing your shot.
We didn’t start as a global operation trying to reach America — we started in Las Vegas.
Standard Backing was founded in Las Vegas in 2008, in the same rooms where WSOP bracelets get won.
players backed in the US
American players make up
More than any other nationality on ProPath, our live staking program. We know the grind because we started in it.
Our players play on the biggest stages in the country – here’s some of the big scores they’ve achieved.
1 ST
EPT Paris Main Event
1 ST
$2650 Venom WPN
2 ND
W Series Super Championship Mystery
2 ND
Winter Series 103-M: $530 NLHE $1.5M GTD
1 ST
$109 Sunday Million
6 TH
EPT Paris HR 2024
2 ND
The Wynn Classic
3 RD
$400 Colossus - 1208 entries
3 RD
$250 Winter giveaway on GG
1 ST
Las Vegas Live Event, 600$ buy-in
“Standard Backing makes everything much easier so you can focus solely on playing poker”
“They have now given me a great opportunity to play a high volume of live tournaments”
“Working with SB for approximately 11 years, I can say it’s been a pleasure dealing with a backer that fully understands the ups and downs of poker.”
Every player on our roster has a story. Here’s where they tell it.
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From Amateur to Pro.
From Amateur to Pro.
Four sessions. Real hands. No fluff. Everything you need to understand where your game is at — and what it actually takes to make the jump to the next level.
Our poker players start with a 50% cut and access to bonuses such as a 5% cashout program, immediate profit chops, end-of-year bonuses, and exclusive access to promotions on partner sites
Enjoy exclusive 1-1 and group poker coaching from players fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. Stay ahead of the game with personalized assessments, feedback, and more
Upon acceptance into the exclusive Standard Backing team, you can enjoy funding that will help you boost your game, whether you play MTT poker, Sit and Go, or Cash Games!
Staying updated can be one of the keys to your consistency of performance. Be part of a group of professional poker players, to be able to solve your doubts and share interests
The first app built specifically for live tournament players. Log your sessions, track your activity, and manage everything that happens at the felt — in real time, from your phone. No spreadsheets. No gaps. Just clarity.
Every Standard Backing player gets a monthly coaching budget — spent however makes most sense for their format, their level, and where they need to grow. No generic sessions. No one-size-fits-all. Just focused work with coaches who actually know the game you’re playing.
Everything you need to understand how staking works — what it is, what it takes to qualify, and what being backed by a professional operation actually means for your career.
