A
pool hustler is someone who goes into
pool halls and tries to "
hustle" money from another person. To "
hustle"
pool one must be proficient at playing
pool, and must find some way to cleverly trick someone to keep on playing pool for money. Visual representaions of pool hustling pool can be seen by watching the 1962 movie
The Hustler by Robert Rossen, or its more current sequel, 1985's
The Color of Money by Martin Scorsese.