Worlds most proficient pool hustler

A backer named Stanley arranged Orcollo's first real money match, against Antonio Lining, a lefty who had made a name for himself on the international circuit. He was the kid who would buy candy and Rice Krispies Treats in bulk and surreptitiously hawk them at a steep markup between classes. Eventually he became "Kid Delicious," professional pool's biggest sensation. Danny already knew that his body was unsound; he didn't want to hear that his mind wasn't working right either — not realizing, of course, that his weight and his depression were inextricably linked. He had been to Chelsea once before, several months back, and got hustled for a few hundred bucks. After a particularly brutal tormenting session, he ran out of class in the middle of the day and took refuge in the woods behind the school. His father bought him a three-foot toy pool table when he was six years old.

WHILE there are, admittedly, figures more deserving of sympathy than unemployed pool players, the demise of the hustler is an occasion to be mourned. Endearing bit players in the cast of American culture, hustlers have been written out of future episodes. Find all posts by richiebalto. Ron F View Public Profile Find all posts by Ron F. When people think of hustling, they think of Paul Newman's character in the movie, The Hustler. They are hustlers by default, not design.

Hustlers who had been traveling incognito for years came out of the woodwork to try to qualify for the tour. How to make a fake quotation He fooled his parents into believing their dead so Last year, after a tournament in Reno, Nev. PoolBum View Public Profile Find all posts by PoolBum.