Trump Holding Underpair In Election Poker GameHillary Clinton Has Over 80-Percent Chance Of Winning |
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Hillary Clinton is all in preflop with a big pocket pair, while Trump has his chips in the middle with an underpair.
According to FiveThirtyEight.com, that’s about what the chances were like as of Tuesday. Clinton was over 80 percent to win the Electoral College. Trump was under 20 percent.
The research from Nate Silver, who just so happens to be a poker player, said that Clinton had a nearly 90-percent chance of winning the election back in mid-August. On Sept. 20, it was down to 56-44 in favor of Clinton. Then she started really pulling away again.
On Wednesday morning, sports betting site Bovada had Clinton listed at -550, while Trump was +375. That means you’d have to bet $550 on Clinton to win $100. You’d earn $375 for every $100 bet on Trump.
By most accounts, Trump’s performance in the second debate on Sunday night further dimmed his prospects of taking the White House.
When Monday morning rolled around, Trump took another hit when news outlets around the country were reporting on the Trump Taj Mahal closing its doors. The Atlantic City casino, which highlights Trump’s struggles in the gaming industry, could reopen next year without a union contract.
That’s probably more likely to happen than Trump winning the election. There’s less than a month left to go, and top Republicans have started to pull support for the controversial businessman.
Even U.S. Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-UT), who has absurdly pushed the Republican-supported plan to ban online poker, announced this week that he’s not voting for Trump.
There were reports of Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who is Trump’s running mate, being advised to consider folding his cards and dropping off the ticket.
At least he apparently still has the support of a poker-playing billionaire from Texas who once lost more than $16 million to Phil Ivey.
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