James Holden
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James Holden

Editor-in-Chief & Lead Analyst · Poker Catalog

Poker player since 2011 · 60+ private clubs tested firsthand

15+ Years Playing
60+ Clubs Tested
4 Apps Covered
3 Markets

About James

James Holden has been an active poker player since 2011, specializing in private mobile poker clubs across Asia, the United States, and Latin America. Over his career he has personally evaluated more than 60 clubs on PPPoker, PokerBros, ClubGG and X-Poker — negotiating rakeback deals, stress-testing agent reliability, and documenting chip safety protocols firsthand.

At Poker Catalog, James leads the agent verification team and sets the editorial standards for all club reviews. His approach is hands-on: he joins clubs, plays sessions, verifies rakeback payments, and documents the full onboarding process from a player's perspective before any listing goes live on the site.

His platform comparisons and rakeback guides are read by players and agents across Southeast Asia, the Philippines, Taiwan, Israel and the Americas. James has direct working knowledge of the club networks and agent structures used across Chinese, Thai and Vietnamese-language poker ecosystems.

Expertise

PPPokerPokerBrosClubGGX-PokerRakeback NegotiationAgent VerificationAsian Poker MarketsPrivate Club StrategyMobile Poker

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