Is Being Known As A Pool Hustler A Bad Thing?????

I'm sorry to even keep this thread going, but in your original post (from anyone who has hustled for money) BY DEFINITION a hustler would not want to be outed as a hustler. Whether or not you choose to be offended by someone calling you a hustler (if you're not one) is up to you. Nobody here can tell you how to feel. I don't want to attack you personally, but it's just kind of obvious if you think about it. IMO the nuances between being a gambler and a hustler are often intertwined. I think what separates a hustler from a gambler is the layer of false outward appearances. The deception involved separates the hustler and con artist from your common gambler.
 
hang-the-9 said:
Hm.. I scored a 99 in my Army entrance exam which is the max, and last IQ test thingie was over 130 (granted that was in my 20s and in the last 20 years I'm sure I grew dumber due to watching too much American TV). I have proof I'm not a dumb f****.

I wish I did not post in this thread, now I'm lumped in with the rest of you idiots. Just great... I have to go post on the computer tech site I'm a member off now just to get the stupid off me.
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(((Satori))) said:
Do you have any evidence to support your claim?

I'm just saying... whether he hustled or not it does not change my opinion of him. So many great players have hustled and why hide it? It's who they were at the time. Life is about learning and no matter where you are in life or where you've been I think the best advice is to keep it real... unless of course you are hustling. :-)
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Yes. There's a write up on this very subject in R.A Dyer's most excellent read "The Hustler and The Champ." Polsky had none, nada, zip.

Lou Figueroa
 
lfigueroa said:
To the best of my recollection, Mosconi did not hustle pool. I know Polsky says otherwise, but he presents no evidence for the claim.

What Mosconi did do "in his youth" was, after The Depression hit in 1929, he played pool for money and reputedly won hundreds to support his family in Philadelphia. He was 16, no one knew him, and he gambled. He did not hide his speed or go on the road. He stayed home and took on all comers.

Lou Figueroa
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Fair enough. I've seen enough evidence of your knowledge to take it VERY seriously. Thanks for the clarification, bro!
 
.Wall Street traders can spot pool hustlers the "6 Ball".

Hustler85 said:
CJ, their are a lot more intelligent people than what appear in this forum. I have been all over the country going on 4 times in this pool career. Going from bars to poolhalls to even stopping once at a carnival to play all night because no pool was in the area. I never claimed I was a grammar expert so no one should expect that. No my cover has not been blown. I play a certain way around my town because I wish to save that cow for last to milk.
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I was being facetious.....Wall Street traders can spot pool hustlers the "6 Ball". :eek:

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