PROPATH LIVE STAKING
ProPath is Standard Backing’s exclusive live tournament staking program. Buy-ins covered, professional coaching included, and a bonus structure that eliminates the adversarial nature of markup. We’re not just your backer — we invest in your success.
ProPath is designed for players ready to transition into live events with structure, backing, and professional standards. We provide the buy-ins, the coaching, and the accountability framework — so you can focus entirely on your game, your reads, and your results at the felt.
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.
Join Standard Backing and access your dashboard. No commitment at this stage — just create your profile and get familiar with the platform.
It all starts with one click. Start the process with our fast online application — tell us about your live results, your target events, and what you’re looking for from a backer.
Our team reviews your application and live results database. If your numbers qualify, we’ll reach out with an additional questionnaire and request your tournament history to complete our evaluation.
After evaluating your candidacy, if you’ve been selected, our team will send you a personalized ProPath offer — outlining your deal structure, cycle terms, bonus percentage, and what working with us looks like in practice.
Once you accept, you’re officially a ProPath player. You’ll be onboarded onto the platform, matched with your coach, and ready to compete at live events with Standard Backing behind you.
Imagine the best parts of markup and makeup coming together to make your poker journey awesome.
At the heart of ProPath lies an innovative bonus structure. Under ProPath, you will receive a portion of profit after coaching, upon the completion of 100 entries or a “bonus cycle.”
The bonus cycle eliminates the adversarial nature of markup and lets us truly support your journey and invest in your success. When you win, we win. That’s the ProPath difference.
We’ve been at this since 2008 — backing players who put in the work, make the deep runs, and deliver when it counts.
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
Each ProPath cycle consists of 100 tournament entries, to be completed within an 18-month period.
At the end of the cycle, players receive a performance bonus between 20% and 25%, based on profit.
All action is taken at face value. There are no hidden fees or markups. What you see is what you get.
For an entry to count toward your 100, you must offer at least 25% of that tournament to us. We may choose to take less.
We go beyond financial backing — it’s about YOU and YOUR GAME. For every dollar of action we purchase and that you play, you’ll receive 3% CNCPoker credits to invest directly in your poker education.
CNC has some of today’s best players and coaches from live and online delivering group sessions — along with affordable 1-on-1 sessions with coaches focused on identifying the specific areas YOU need to work on most.
More entries. More volume. Bigger bonus.
If you’ve reached 100 entries but are not yet in profit, you can keep playing. Each new entry (e.g. your 101st) will replace the oldest one (e.g. the 1st), keeping the cycle at 100 tracked entries.
If you haven’t completed 100 entries within the initial 18 months, your tracking period can shift to a rolling 18-month window. Only entries played within the most recent 18 months are counted.
If you decide to quit or don’t finish 100 entries in time, you’ll still receive a prorated bonus based on your completed volume.
You can sell up to 100% of your action in any tournament.
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.
These are the players who’ve been through it — the tournaments, the variance, the coaching, the results. Here’s what they have to say about playing with Standard Backing behind them.
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We’ve backed 1,000+ players
across 50+ countries
on 6 continents,
investing in $100M+ in their success
To play like a pro, you need to work with pros. Every Standard Backing player gets access to 1-1 coaching with coaches who have already been where you’re trying to go. No generic sessions — just focused, format-specific work on your actual game.
