▁that ▁the ▁h ust ler ▁is ▁a ▁beginning ▁league ▁player ); ▁will ▁typically ▁play ▁a ▁game ▁or ▁two ▁for ▁" fun " ▁or ▁for ▁low ▁bet s ▁( a ▁be er ▁or ▁equivalent ▁amount ▁of ▁c ash , ▁for ▁example ) ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁check ▁out ▁the ▁oppon ent ▁and ▁give ▁the ▁impression ▁that ▁money ▁can ▁easily ▁be ▁won , ▁often ▁losing ▁on ▁purpose ▁( known ▁as ▁"" ▁or ▁"") ▁– ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁winning ▁a ▁much ▁larger ▁w ager ▁later ▁against ▁a ▁predict ably ▁over conf ident ▁oppon ent ; ▁will ▁pocket ▁some ▁difficult ▁and ▁impress ive ▁sh ots ▁or ▁make ▁surprising ly ▁secure ▁safety ▁sh ots ▁( ones ▁cru cial ▁for ▁winning ), ▁while ▁missing ▁many ▁simple ▁ones , ▁thus ▁making ▁early ▁vict ories ▁appear ▁to ▁be ▁she er ▁luck ▁( a ▁variant ▁being ▁the ▁the atr ical ▁almost - making ▁of ▁sh ots ▁that ▁in ex per ien ced ▁players ▁may ▁think ▁of ▁as ▁cru cial ▁mistakes , ▁but ▁which ▁really ▁give ▁away ▁very ▁little ▁advantage ); ▁may ▁pret end ▁to ▁be ▁into xic ated , ▁un int ellig ent , ▁or ▁otherwise ▁imp a ired ▁( that ▁is , ▁until ▁it ▁is ▁time ▁to ▁run ▁the ▁table ▁or ▁make ▁a ▁game - win ning ▁shot ). ▁when ▁bet ting ▁on ▁trick ▁sh ots , ▁may ▁intention ally ▁miss ▁the ▁first ▁or ▁several ▁times ▁and ▁lose ▁a ▁small ▁amount , ▁then ▁raise ▁the ▁bet ▁to ▁an ▁amount ▁well ▁beyond ▁the ▁loss ▁and ▁succeed ▁at ▁the ▁well - p ract