Today I got approached by a guy which I thought just wanted to play some pool. We got playing and talking and I thought he was a pretty cool guy. He was friendly and cracking jokes...my kinda guy. Whilst we were playing for fun I notice he isn't very good, so I give him a chance and dog a few balls, run out of position for fun just so he got some table time.
Then he asks if I want to play for £5 a game. I said sure, with the intention of winning a few then letting him win a few so we eventually break even. I win the first 2 and he offers to up the stakes to £20 a game. Again I agree thinking ill get ahead and let him come back. But wait! He all of a sudden realises he's left handed after playing right handed all this time. In my head I'm like nice try buddy. I then bring my A game to him and he ends up losing £300 after an hours worth of play.
What a dumbass. Tried hustling me by playing bad with his off hand. Maybe me being nice and playing bad to give him table time was some sort of a counter hustle? No way would he have put money on the table if he knew how I would play. He wasn't a great player, C+/B I'd say. It made me laugh. Its rare people will approach you for money out of the blue here so in the back of my mind I knew something fishy was going on. Is this a common hustling tactic? Never seen it before. Usually people just play bad with their normal hand.
Moral of the story? Don't try and hustle if you suck.
Then he asks if I want to play for £5 a game. I said sure, with the intention of winning a few then letting him win a few so we eventually break even. I win the first 2 and he offers to up the stakes to £20 a game. Again I agree thinking ill get ahead and let him come back. But wait! He all of a sudden realises he's left handed after playing right handed all this time. In my head I'm like nice try buddy. I then bring my A game to him and he ends up losing £300 after an hours worth of play.
What a dumbass. Tried hustling me by playing bad with his off hand. Maybe me being nice and playing bad to give him table time was some sort of a counter hustle? No way would he have put money on the table if he knew how I would play. He wasn't a great player, C+/B I'd say. It made me laugh. Its rare people will approach you for money out of the blue here so in the back of my mind I knew something fishy was going on. Is this a common hustling tactic? Never seen it before. Usually people just play bad with their normal hand.
Moral of the story? Don't try and hustle if you suck.
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