I mentioned my article about the BoDog.com WSOP props on rec.gambling.poker. (If you haven't read it that article is below, you might want to check it out first.) There were some interesting comments. Several people pointed out that the max bet is $50, so you can't get more than that down on that great field bet I mentioned. One person mentioned that he thought that bet was just to get people to sign up, and that the other odds were really bad.
I agree that those other bets on individuals are really bad, I had already pointed that out. I do still like that field bet and some of the head-to-heads, though. If the field bet is just to get people to sign up, that's OK with me too, I'll take the excellent shot at an easy $50 :) If you don't have an account at BoDog, I'd say consider it an extra sign-up bonus.
At the same time, I do think it's a good idea to shop around. A lot of people have mentioned the good odds at Pinnacle, and that the limits are higher. I don't like the odds on their field bet, but some of the head-to-heads are better than BoDog's odds. They have Hellmuth at -170 vs Grizzle, and Moneymaker at +120 vs. Farha, both of those are slightly better.
Their individual bets also have lines that are much more realistic considering the size of the field. Most of the players are at least 300:1, and some of the stronger favorites like Howard Lederer and Erik Seidel are at about 200:1. The odds numbers they show are in that money line-like format, but they are easy to convert to a normal odds ratio if that helps you put them into perspective. You just stip off the last two zeros. For instance, Gus Hansen is at +16000, which translates to 160:1, and Ben Affleck's +80000 is 800:1.
Another site I bet at sometimes is Bet365, and they have an interesting twist on the individual bets. Their individual bets are not to win but to make the final table (the last 9).
So, again, I definitely recommend shopping around if you want to find the best bet, but I would get my $50 down on that field bet at BoDog, unless you're one of those people that have so much money you can't use an extra $50. I'm certainly not :)
Ted