Interesting prop bets for the 2009 WSOP

[Steve Ruddock]

For those of you who don't have the bank to make the trip to Vegas and compete in the WSOP, the online sportsbooks have arranged a way for you to get into the action: Proposition bets!

Anyone who has watched an episode of High Stakes Poker is aware that poker players have a hard time resisiting a prop bet. I'm fairly sure you could get Antonio Esfandiari and Phil Laak to give you odds on the sky turning green at 5PM on the second Wednesday of June.

For those of us looking for a more reasonable wager, here are a few of the more intriguing bets that can be placed [courtesy of BODOG.com]

Will a female win the $10,000 2009 WSOP Main Event (Event #57) starting on July 3rd 2009? ----- +1,800

Will Jean-Robert Bellande be a survivor of the 2009 WSOP Main Event (event #57)? -----750/1 on the win: Or, take the safe bet at 1/20 he doesn't cash.

Other bets include:

Which former champ will last longer?
Will Doyle Brunson or Johnny Chan win their 11th?
Will Phil Hellmuth win his 12th?

And my personal favorite:

Will Scotty Nguyen reach his stated promise that he will earn $4,000,000 or more in combined winnings at this year’s WSOP?