First scene betting

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Hustler

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gol_profondo-50975 — 10 years ago(October 12, 2015 05:42 AM)

In the first scene, why Eddie didn't want to hustle the bar clients (they asked for it) but only the bartender?
It would have been a larger profit.

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kag2-1 — 10 years ago(February 20, 2016 09:53 AM)

Eddie and his partner were looking for a payday. Eddie had $127 - roughly $600-700 in 2016 dollars. The bartender could put that up from the cash register (as he did), while most patrons don't have that type of cash with them.

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harryzinnerman — 9 years ago(July 16, 2016 07:46 PM)

You're better off upsetting one man rather than a barfull.