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Hustling

Posted By: christian munk-christensen
Date: Friday, 15 March 2013, at 2:59 p.m.

Inspired by some of the comments in the other thread about pro backgammon players, I thought I'd start a new thread on hustling.

Wikipedia: Hustling is the deceptive act of disguising one's skill in a sport or game with the intent of luring someone of probably lesser skill into gambling (or gambling for higher than current stakes) with the hustler, as a form of confidence trick.

Is playing money games with a fish considered hustling?

Is intentionally losing the odd games here and there (often on the low cubes) in order to keep the fish interested something which is considered acceptable/ethically OK behaviour?

Feel free to share any good anecdotes on hustling backgammon stories.

Messages In This Thread

• Hustling
  christian munk-christensen -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 2:59 p.m.
  • Hustling
    Phil Simborg -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 3:59 p.m.
    • Hustling
      Keene -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 4:13 p.m.
      • Gray Areas
        Phil Simborg -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 10:36 p.m.
        • Gray Areas
          Bob koca -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 1:21 a.m.
          • Gray Areas
            Phil Simborg -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 1:51 a.m.
            • Gray Areas
              christian munk-christensen -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 9:10 a.m.
            • Avoiding Grey areas (Studied Attempt)
              Colin Owen -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 4:02 p.m.
        • Gray Areas
          Taper_Mike -- Saturday, 16 March 2013, at 10:59 a.m.
    • Hustling
      Colin Owen -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 5:03 p.m.
    • Hustling
      David Rockwell -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 5:30 p.m.
    • Hustling
      Pete -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 8:54 p.m.
  • Hustling
    ah_clem -- Friday, 15 March 2013, at 4:46 p.m.
    • Hustling
      joe freedman -- Monday, 18 March 2013, at 3:01 p.m.