What is it called when a pool player hides their skill?

[ziggyonice]

Question. When you're playing a game of pool and the person you're playing against is ACTING like they're bad, what is that called. There's a term for it...

(Sorry, it's just really bugging me, and Google doesn't answer questions that you don't know how to ask.)

 

[dukebound85]

hustling

 

[jmann]

Being a dirt-bag.

 

[ziggyonice]

hustling

Thank you! For some reason I just could not remember it.

Being a dirt-bag.

haha, That basically sums up who I played against tonight.

 

[imaketouchtheme]

Hustling is actually not the correct term.

It's actually "sharking". Being a poolshark is when you intentionally play bad to get the other person to make bets against you.

Hustling is also correct, it's just not specifically for pool.

 

[NC MacGuy]

Paul Newman got his thumbs broke for that.

 

[caligurl]

i would have won this question! i knew it was pool shark!

 

[Unspoken Demise]

A pool playing shark would be pretty awesome. I'd bet on him.

 

[electroshock]

Best answer would probably be:

"A dirtbag masquerading as a pool shark, gettin' his hustle on..."