We round-up the stories you may have missed, including the stats from the WSOP and a new game from 888poker.

Play poker with Worm

Edward Norton

Rounders inspired many of us to take up the game of poker and it seems one fan was so enamoured with the movie he has pledged six-figures to play with 'Worm'.

The Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation has offered a number of luxury items and once-in-a-lifetime experiences with A-lister, with the proceeds of any sold going to charity. One of which is to play poker with Edward Norton.

The website has received a bid of €110,000 to play with the star. No word yet on who made it or when it will happen.

The foundation has raised over $45 million this week at an exclusive Gala event.

In other Rounders news, this week Matt Damon did his best Teddy KGB impression:

WSOP by the numbers

Now that we have reached the November Nine, the WSOP have released details about the success of this year's festival and there is a lot for them to be happy about.

There were 107,883 entries in total across the series, a new record. The Main Event also boasted 4,240 players on Day 1C which is the largest starting flight in history.

Here are some other impressive stats from the Rio this year:

Total Prize Pool: $221,211,336

$221,211,336 Total Cashers: 15,767

15,767 Main Event Entries: 6,737

6,737 Average 1st Place Prize: $555,475

$555,475 Average Field Size: 1,563 entries per event (most all-time)

1,563 entries per event (most all-time) Average Age: 41.12 (Male average: 40.91; Female average: 44.71)

41.12 (Male average: 40.91; Female average: 44.71) Male Participation: 94.87% (102,311 entries)

94.87% (102,311 entries) Female Participation: 5.12% (5,522 entries)

5.12% (5,522 entries) Number of Countries Represented: 107

The November Nine

888 launch Blast

888poker are the latest site to develop a lottery SNG product.

BLAST is a four-handed variable prize pool SNG with a limited time length. You can win between two and 10,000 times your buy-in.

The twist on this format is that after no more than six minutes the game stops and becomes an All-in Shootout. The bigger prize multipliers will play for more blind levels than the small ones.

BLAST at 888poker

Poker's 'Ellen Selfie'

One thing that is always striking about the November Nine is the camaraderie between the players. This year looks no different as Kenny Hallaert recreated the infamous Oscars selfie by Ellen Degeneres and a posse of Hollywood megastars:

Would you pay to play with Edward Norton? What do you think of BLAST? Let us know in the comments.

Barry Carter Barry Carter is the editor of PokerStrategy.com and the co-author of The Mental Game of Poker 1 & 2. Twitter

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