Poker News Roundup: Mobile Apps, Player Tweets, and More

Two websites, Open Hand Chinese Poker (OHCP) and Chinese Open Face Poker (COFP), are developing mobile apps for Chinese Poker. OHCP opened their Twitter account in late August and promised to release an iPhone client soon, but it has not been released yet due to delays from Apple. COFP released a free version of their app on October 31 and a paid version on November 20, which allows players to play with friends over the internet and Bluetooth.

Players on the GipsyTeam forum have complained that the COFP app's computer opponent is too good, suggesting it might be cheating. A tournament for Chinese Poker with open cards will be held at the WPT LA Poker Classic in late February 2013, with a buy-in of $1,500.

Jason Mercier, a fan of Chinese Poker, mentioned playing a session with Noah Schwartz and Matt Janette during a flight. David Sands participated in the Movember campaign, offering to donate $5 to prostate cancer research for each retweet of his mustache post, which was retweeted 1,851 times. Phil Ivey's team is working on a new poker site, with James Demsey recently joining the project. Cole South mentioned productive work in Vegas with Patrick, highlighting Patrick's impressive poker mindset. Andreas 'Skjervoy' Torbergsen mentioned his recent losses on PokerStars and Full Tilt, totaling over $500,000 in the last month. Joe 'ChicagoJoey' Ingram holds records for the most hands played in a day (51,312) and a month (600,000). Greg Raymer has won four main tournaments on the Heartland Poker Tour since July 2012. Daniel Alai announced the birth of his son, Daniel Alexander Alai, on November 20, 2012. Victor 'Isildur1' Blom announced he is taking a break from poker to go on vacation to warmer climates.