▁" pool ▁sh arks ". ▁Professional ▁and ▁semi - pro ▁h ust lers ▁sometimes ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁"" — a ▁person ▁who ▁provides ▁the ▁money ▁for ▁the ▁h ust ler ▁to ▁bet ▁with ▁( and ▁who ▁may ▁assist ▁in ▁the ▁h ust ling ) — in ▁exchange ▁for ▁a ▁substantial ▁portion ▁of ▁all ▁w inn ings . ▁Another ▁form ▁of ▁h ust ling ▁( o ften ▁engaged ▁in ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁h ust lers ▁who ▁use ▁the ▁skill - dis gu ising ▁technique ) ▁is ▁challeng ing ▁ ▁( sw ind le ▁targets ) ▁to ▁bet ▁on ▁trick ▁sh ots ▁that ▁seem ▁nearly ▁impossible ▁but ▁at ▁which ▁the ▁h ust ler ▁is ▁exception ally ▁sk illed . ▁ ▁Pool ▁h ust ling ▁techniques ▁Pool ▁h ust lers ▁use ▁de ception ▁and ▁mis direction ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁win ▁c ash ▁from ▁in ex per ien ced ▁players ▁( or ▁sk illed ▁players ▁in ex per ien ced ▁with ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁h ust ling ). ▁ ▁A ▁sk illed ▁h ust ler : ▁ ▁will ▁usually ▁play ▁with ▁a ▁low - quality ▁" house " ▁c ue ▁stick ▁provided ▁by ▁the ▁pool ▁hall , ▁or ▁an ▁un ad orn ed ▁but ▁high - quality ▁personal ▁c ue ▁that ▁looks ▁like ▁one , ▁known ▁as ▁a ▁"" ▁( or , ▁with ▁the ▁nasc ence ▁of ▁local ▁compet itive ▁league ▁play ▁in ▁recent ▁years , ▁may ▁play ▁with ▁a ▁flash y - looking ▁but ▁evidently ▁low - end ▁personal ▁c ue , ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁impression