Doubt regarding the Findley Game

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Hustler

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kaypeenator — 11 years ago(February 09, 2015 08:30 AM)

Why did Bert put money on Eddie after his confrontation with Sarah, when he previously flat out refused to do so after Eddie's initial loss ?

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courtthomas2000 — 11 years ago(February 10, 2015 11:47 PM)

Bert was using Eddie to hustle Findley. He knew that once Eddie had made the choice to stay and play rather than go with the woman he loved (and who loved him) that he had broken him and owned him. Bert realized that Eddie was willing to give up everything else in his life that mattered in order to win and Bert knew that was the moment to raise the stakes with Findley. Bert was the true villian of the movie, and knew how to break people. He broke Minnesota Fats (before we see him on screen), he broke Eddie, he broke Findley and he broke Sarah.

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tabbycat — 9 years ago(July 14, 2016 02:04 AM)

What dialogue/scene reveals that Bert had previously broken Fats?
I don't recall anything.