{"id":2535140,"date":"2024-09-18T06:10:04","date_gmt":"2024-09-18T06:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/?page_id=2535140"},"modified":"2024-09-29T07:19:37","modified_gmt":"2024-09-29T07:19:37","slug":"backer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/backer\/","title":{"rendered":"Backer \u2013 Learn What Is a Backer in Poker"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A poker backer is a person who provides funding for a player in return for a share of that player\u2019s profits. In other words, the backer supplies a <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/the-bankroll-bible\/\" title=\"The Bankroll Bible\">bankroll<\/a>, while the player provides his or her skills and time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A common arrangement between a backer and a poker player will be 50\/50, where the backer provides all the money the player needs to enter <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/mtt-poker-strategy\/\" title=\"MTT Poker Strategy from Proven Winners \u2013 Crush Your Tournaments\">tournaments<\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/cash-game-strategy-tips\/\" title=\"Best Cash Game Strategy Tips to Transform Your Game\">cash games<\/a>, and, in return, that player gives 50% of their profits to the backer. Players usually have deals with <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/makeup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">makeup<\/a>, so you always need to consider whether it is worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This practice is known as backing, and it is very common in the poker world, especially at higher stakes and <a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/nosebleeds\/\" title=\"Nosebleeds Definition \u2013 Learn What Are Nosebleeds in Poker\">nosebleeds<\/a>. Big backing funds even back multiple players. For the player, this type of arrangement provides financial stability and often allows them to move up the stakes faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/poker-terms\/\">All Poker Terms<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<a data-no-instant=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/tournament-masterclass\" class=\"adv-link\" aria-label=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png\" alt=\"tournament masterclass unlock\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock.png 1176w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-746x143.png 746w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-1024x197.png 1024w, https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/tournament-masterclass-unlock-768x148.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1176px) 100vw, 1176px\" width=\"1176\" height=\"226\"   \/><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A poker backer is a person who provides funding for a player in return for a share of that player\u2019s profits. In other words, the backer supplies a bankroll, while the player provides his or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":222,"featured_media":0,"parent":2532079,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","site-sidebar-layout":"right-sidebar","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2535140","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"author_image":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"Tadas Peckaitis","author_link":"https:\/\/pokercoaching.com\/blog\/author\/tadas-peckaitisgmail-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"A poker backer is a person who provides funding for a player in return for a share of that player\u2019s profits. 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