RIP Jimmy Mataya From Mary K: I heard from my old Las Vegas friends, Joe Alvarez, Andy Hughes & Larry Schwartz a few hours ago that Jimmy Mataya has passed away after a tough battle with cancer. He was 74. One of the last of a dying breed of characters & known in the pool world as “Pretty Boy Floyd,” Jimmy started playing at eleven & a short five years later won both the Lansing City 14.1 & Michigan State 14.1 Championships. He remained the Michigan State champ through 1970. Venturing away from home & as the game began its transition from straight pool to nine ball, Jimmy won the 1971 Los Angeles 9 Ball Championship & won both the 1972 Dayton Open All Around title & the Stardust Open 9 Ball & All Around titles. With his feet in several different games & all through the ‘70s, he went on to claim the Nevada & Michigan State 14.1 titles as well as several other titles in both nine ball & eight ball. Considered to be the greatest pool player to ever come out of Lansing, MI, in 1989, he was inducted into the Great Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame. He, along with the other stars of the day, was in both the 1980 film, “The Baltimore Bullet” & the 1986 film, “The Color Of Money.” Jimmy was also one of the first pool commentators & was known for his charisma, his heart, his gamble, his sense of humor & a veritable wealth of pool stories. I first saw Jimmy at the 1977 PPPA World 14.1 Open in New York City. With his running mates, Louie Roberts & Larry Lisciotti, they cut quite a swath through the host of champs from yesteryear & those that were on the rise. All in their late twenties & dashing in their tuxedos, they stole the show when a gorgeous young lady wheeled in a silver cart laden with many bottles on ice & Jimmy announced, “Champagne for everyone!” A party ensued & what a party! A few years later, Jimmy introduced me to his new bride, Ewa. They were the “it” couple of the pool world & a few years later, their daughter, Nikki, was born. Although they later divorced & Ewa Laurance remarried, they remained friends. In the wee hours of his life, Ewa, Nikki, Larry Schwartz & Billy Incardona arrived in Las Vegas - along with Jimmy’s family & many friends to be with him in home hospice. Billy said, “He was a maverick. Love him or hate him, he lived his life to the fullest & according to Floyd’s rules.” Ewa told me that they were in his office earlier today & found about 25 different appreciation awards from various organizations & charities including the ASPCA & NAACP. She told me that every single time he was asked, he gave generously. Kindhearted as a kid, he overcame a tough childhood to become a superstar in both the pool world & life. As many of his friends knew, there were many sides to the man - both good & bad. And as Ewa said, “He was who he was. A husband, a father, a grandfather, a friend, a champion, an entertainer & ...a maverick.” I’m sure that the entire pool world will join me in offering my condolences to his family & all who loved him. RIP, Jimmy...
im 66 no man alive can hustle me i got a certain amount to lose u can take all night or get it in 3 sets race to 9 i got certain amount i got to lose no more no less
@@morgxo2 You spelled the word "smart" wrong. Terry's probably got money bags; I can tell because he sets limits on how much he gambles. People who are smart with their money tend to keep it.
Don’t do it!.. My brother won 2 US Opens and 20 or so other professional tournaments, and doesn’t have a pot to relieve himself in.. Besides, the internet killed pool hustling..
This guy is a master teacher for sure. I can't wait for his next video: "How To Be A Smooooooth Operator and Pick Up Rich Women ....... and GET THE CASH!"
Hey, I know this guy! He's the guy who played me for my watch,and my wallet, and my shirt, and my tie,He even played me for my shoes! Lets face it,He took all my things.Even my girl.I told him he was just lucky and to come back a play me again some time!
I’m a friend of Jimmy’s from way back in the ‘70’s. We’re both from Lansing, Mi. When I was just starting to play, he’d already won 2 World titles b4 he was 21. Roadies, hustlers, players, gamblers used to come to town to play Jimmy. I watched him play at the Cozy Lounge, long gone now. All the players dressed up & wore pinky rings & what not. Not like today’s faux hustlers & players who all dress like bums. They’ d play late at night. Bar table 9 ball. Game was different back then. After a time I got so I could play pretty sporty myself. I learned a lot watching these guys play & enjoyed it immensely. But, just like there’ll only be 1 Keith McReady, there’ll always be just 1 ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’.
Nope. He speaks the truth. I knew Jim back then as well, when I was running a room in Livonia Michigan where he played for several years in a BCA U.S. Open Qualifier. At that time I was also Managing Editor of The National Billiard News. 6:34 😮 @Greatness122
All the people saying this guy didn’t teach how to hustle pool is wrong. He’s not teaching shots. This isn’t a how to play pool video. This is a video on how to hustle. If you’re good at pool you understand how much knowledge he’s throwing down.
I agree. Hustling pool is essentially about using a few different techniques designed to misrepresent your skill. Losing when it doesn't matter, and barely winning when it does... so that onlookers think you got lucky and you then continue the hustle on to the next person waiting in the same place. Goal is to walk out without anyone mugging you. Even though you may be able to take everyones cash you shouldn't.... not in one night anyway.
I followed this handy guide, and whilst noticing much improvement in my game, Getting A beat down round the back of the pool club for being "A pretty flash bastard", was half worth it. Tbf.
During the 1980s, when Efren Reyes was considered a top-class player in his homeland but not yet internationally recognized, he went to the U.S. to hustle. He disguises as "Ceasar Morales" and one of his victim was Pretty Boy Floyd, lol
@@thalessilva1 How's this for a late reply? He couldn't play in the Philippines because no one wanted to lose to him so he started playing 3 cushion but wasn't making the money he needed. Ironically, his experience in 3 cushion is probably what put him over the top and made him the "Magician" and undeniably the GOAT. He went to the US and hustled, as the previous guy said, and I wouldn't be surprised if he did play him. I think he finally was exposed when he won the first tournament he entered in Houston, TX. Apologies if you got an alert and came to read this 😂
He's an Egomaniac! About 20 years ago, he was playing in Baton Rouge at a place called "Lambert's RBD's". The guy backing him was a big dude, I'm guessing about 6'2", 300, long ponytail with a couple of girls hanging all over him. Jimmy was losing big money and the big dude told him to tighten up several times. But instead Jimmy was bragging about his watch and gold rings to his opponent trying to intimidate him. He lost another game and was on the brink of losing the match when the big dude got up, walked over and punched Jimmy's lights out! He went down like a brick hitting the floor! They called an ambulance and when they took him away his was still unconsious. The opponents started demanding the match money to with the big guy replied, "My man can't play so the match and bet is cancelled!". Of course the guy balked a lot, but he just witnessed what the big guy could do. It was quite the talk of the town for weeks! The big dude left town being he couldn't get any more games to back with the opponents knowing he might not pay. So in this video, when Jimmy says you should know when to quit, he apparently learned the hard way! Ewa knew what she was doing when she left him! You can also see him in a cameo shot in 'The Color of Money'. (As well as Grady Matthews whom I got to meet and take lessons from.)
That's not true you must have him mixed up w someone else I was his girlfriend at that time and he didn't even play pool at the time your talking sorry dude
This video is seriously fun. It's great that Steve Mizerak acted in it. When he was older, Jimmy Mataya was a guest commentator on "POV Pool After Dark", and it's hilarious (available on UA-cam).
"5 thousand dollars, that's enough". Look, I'm no hustler...but I feel like somewhere before losing 5 grand, I would say..."Hey, this guy seems oddly competent at this game".
Damn I got hustled by Pretty boy Floyd back in 1987. I knew something was up when that fool started shooting like a machine gun and walking around the table like a ballerina
That is when you know you're in trouble. But by then it is TOO LATE. But you will still be friends and ask him to come back any time because he just got LUCKY.
This guy has a good plan. After staying at a hotel in Ulidik Indiana for about six weeks, and getting all the local sharks "primed," when you finally get to the "Big Game," some hilljack will grab a house stick (or a broomstick) and flog you with it.
Corba Kai Sorry corba I was trying to reply to one of these idiots thinking this guy is just talking somehow my reply got on to your comment. Was not directed at you. was for fireworm678
adog7474 I am a halfway decent pool player but you say that I could beat any of the pros as a joke but at the same time you can tell a professional pool player just by his stroke in the matter of the first game so this guy is a clown
Listen here adog7474, you want a trophy that's fine, but all it's gonna do is collect dust. What this video teaches is how to make cash. You want to pay off your car? You're gonna need cash, and if you can hustle in pool, you can make cash. Not just some trophy. Because a trophy is a trophy, and cash is money, which comes from cash.
I'm still watching the intro 6 minutes in! It's almost like they wanted it all in one take, and the guy holding the cue cards dropped them all- so he's stretching it out until that guy can find the "Lesson 1" cue card, lol
I quit my job as hedge fund manager after seeing this video last year. Went to the bank. My new house has a new $1,000 velvet davenport and a phone in every room. I have a closet stuffed with $500 suits
It's not about how good you play. It's about if you know whether or not you can beat the other player. The quicker a person can figure this out the better hustler he'll become.
This is one of my all-time favorite comedy movies. It's a bit short and the editing feels dated, but I still recommend it to anyone who likes a good laugh
The production value of this video exceeds The Matrix, easily. Just superb editing and dialogue all around! I'm a proud owner of this very video on VHS.
@@thalessilva1 definitely not this one. I like Mike Siegel's nine ball run out and eight ball run out videos. You can probably find some better ones on UA-cam nowadays
10:40........ woman looking through the glass. For a minute I had to remind myself I wasn’t watching an episode of sunrise in the morning with kochie and Mel 🤣
This may be the best explanation of both hustling pool and a guide for corporate latter climbing. It's an American philosophy video. Dated with antiquated editing but the message is perennial. A slow game winner's attitude. Also the guy know what he's talking about- look him up.
Thank you. Mattaya was a top level player and hustler for a long time. If only all these commenters trying to make fun of him knew how high he used to bet.
I wish I knew this I just assumed you had to be great to win money and never tried to hide my skills at my local bar everyone already knows I can beat them. I thought I had to absolutely be able to destroy to hustle
Big ole sign on the table says KEY MEDIA same media company that did the video and on tat you can see the camera man behind the bartender......fuckin REAL LIFE HUSTLIN
I would think that Andrew is right for the simple reason that people today do not carry around large amounts of cash. The only people who would carry large amounts of cash into a pool hall or bar nowadays would be gangsters or other pool hustlers, neither of whom you would want to play.
He never been beat by anyone playing for cash in his life, so he didn't play efren rayes for cash, we know that much lol efren wins trophies, let's face it cash is better.
I loved this. Best pool hustling video I have seen so far. I’ve made a fair bit of money using this system. I think most people aren’t really listening to the advice. If you want to skip the intro forward to 4.03, best bit is 21.41 in.
RIP Jimmy Mataya
From Mary K:
I heard from my old Las Vegas friends, Joe Alvarez, Andy Hughes & Larry Schwartz a few hours ago that Jimmy Mataya has passed away after a tough battle with cancer. He was 74.
One of the last of a dying breed of characters & known in the pool world as “Pretty Boy Floyd,” Jimmy started playing at eleven & a short five years later won both the Lansing City 14.1 & Michigan State 14.1 Championships. He remained the Michigan State champ through 1970.
Venturing away from home & as the game began its transition from straight pool to nine ball, Jimmy won the 1971 Los Angeles 9 Ball Championship & won both the 1972 Dayton Open All Around title & the Stardust Open 9 Ball & All Around titles.
With his feet in several different games & all through the ‘70s, he went on to claim the Nevada & Michigan State 14.1 titles as well as several other titles in both nine ball & eight ball. Considered to be the greatest pool player to ever come out of Lansing, MI, in 1989, he was inducted into the Great Lansing Area Sports Hall of Fame.
He, along with the other stars of the day, was in both the 1980 film, “The Baltimore Bullet” & the 1986 film, “The Color Of Money.”
Jimmy was also one of the first pool commentators & was known for his charisma, his heart, his gamble, his sense of humor & a veritable wealth of pool stories.
I first saw Jimmy at the 1977 PPPA World 14.1 Open in New York City. With his running mates, Louie Roberts & Larry Lisciotti, they cut quite a swath through the host of champs from yesteryear & those that were on the rise. All in their late twenties & dashing in their tuxedos, they stole the show when a gorgeous young lady wheeled in a silver cart laden with many bottles on ice & Jimmy announced, “Champagne for everyone!” A party ensued & what a party!
A few years later, Jimmy introduced me to his new bride, Ewa. They were the “it” couple of the pool world & a few years later, their daughter, Nikki, was born. Although they later divorced & Ewa Laurance remarried, they remained friends.
In the wee hours of his life, Ewa, Nikki, Larry Schwartz & Billy Incardona arrived in Las Vegas - along with Jimmy’s family & many friends to be with him in home hospice.
Billy said, “He was a maverick. Love him or hate him, he lived his life to the fullest & according to Floyd’s rules.”
Ewa told me that they were in his office earlier today & found about 25 different appreciation awards from various organizations & charities including the ASPCA & NAACP. She told me that every single time he was asked, he gave generously.
Kindhearted as a kid, he overcame a tough childhood to become a superstar in both the pool world & life. As many of his friends knew, there were many sides to the man - both good & bad.
And as Ewa said, “He was who he was. A husband, a father, a grandfather, a friend, a champion, an entertainer & ...a maverick.”
I’m sure that the entire pool world will join me in offering my condolences to his family & all who loved him.
RIP, Jimmy...
RIP
"you never know when someone's hustlin' ya."
Bro just hustled me outta my time
LMFAO
I swear I heard his last brain cell hit the floor, let's face it!
im 66 no man alive can hustle me i got a certain amount to lose u can take all night or get it in 3 sets race to 9 i got certain amount i got to lose no more no less
@@tgh223 that’s why you wouldn’t spark the interest of a hussler. Like Jimmy said, “who wants to play someone that’s broke.”
@@morgxo2 You spelled the word "smart" wrong. Terry's probably got money bags; I can tell because he sets limits on how much he gambles. People who are smart with their money tend to keep it.
Top keywords:
1: Cash
2: Trophies
3: Let's face it
zioninni he said “let’s face it” when I read “let’s face it”
You cannot buy anything with a trophy!
All right everyone, take a drink every time he says money or cash
Pepsi
He literally said this all while I read your comment
Its settled! Im wearing a painters outfit and going to Q-Masters for the American 14.1 Straight Pool Championship tomorrow. Im going to be so rich!
I can't wait until tomorrow morning to quit my friggin job and start my career as a big time Pool Hustler for Cash!
Hows that working? 😄
Don’t do it!.. My brother won 2 US Opens and 20 or so other professional tournaments, and doesn’t have a pot to relieve himself in.. Besides, the internet killed pool hustling..
@@jacobjones5269 You're Jeremy 's brother!
@@jacobjones5269 how did the internet destroy pool
@@jacobjones5269Jeremy Jones ??
I’ve got a lot of outfits in my car haha.
I keep coming back to this clip. Always more to discover
If there was a definition of unintentional comedy, this is it.
That's what I'm saying.
When you realized you bet this guy for money and he won . . it's not so funny anymore
no, he's just a smooth man...a MAN
Jimmy Mataya is a worldclass player and has played in many tournaments on TV.
Hard to picture this guy as the 'unknown' in any big money hustle.
“Self Help,” or “Entertainment?”
Every time this pops up I have to watch it……..casssssshhhhh
That dude just came to rob my appartment while I was hypnotized watching this. He's the real deal, let's face it.
LMMFAO 😂
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤮😂😂
Class🤣🤣🤘
🤣😂🤣
I needed that laugh good one
His intro reminds me of what students do when they have to write a 10-page essay but only have 2 pages of content.
This dude just hustled me out of 47 minutes
To be fair this is 47 minutes of top-tier unintentional comedy.
I actually recored the audio of this guy talking and I call people on the phone and just let tape roll. It makes for a fun Friday night. 👍
I learned.... That Pretty Boy is one hell of a character.
This guy is a master teacher for sure. I can't wait for his next video: "How To Be A Smooooooth Operator and Pick Up Rich Women ....... and GET THE CASH!"
Leutchik hell yeah👍🏻
I think your onto something.
I'm guessing this guy once tried to put a trophy up for collateral, was laughed at, and it scarred him for life.
I know it’s loosely mentioned in the video, but his guy really loves playing for cash
Does he really? You sure about that? 😉👍
I’m gonna listen to these words like the 10 commandments
I tried this and got a different result . I did the whole bar pool room painter con, but instead I got 5 paint jobs and now I am rolling in cash ! 🤣😂😅
Smooth but Aggressive!... Pretty Boy makes Billy D Williams smooth ass look like Peter Pan... 🎩😎✌🏽💯
"I'm going through this life eating lobster and caviar, AND I'M TAKING YOU WITH ME!!!"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
I recognize this guy! I saw him in a big money game with STEVEN SEAGAL!
Hey, I know this guy! He's the guy who played me for my watch,and my wallet, and my shirt, and my tie,He even played me for my shoes! Lets face it,He took all my things.Even my girl.I told him he was just lucky and to come back a play me again some time!
One of the best comments on here! HAHAHA!
This is Michael scott holding a meeting on pool hustling.
Honestly I watch this anytime I want to have a real good laugh! 😂
I’m a friend of Jimmy’s from way back in the ‘70’s. We’re both from Lansing, Mi. When I was just starting to play, he’d already won 2 World titles b4 he was 21. Roadies, hustlers, players, gamblers used to come to town to play Jimmy. I watched him play at the Cozy Lounge, long gone now. All the players dressed up & wore pinky rings & what not. Not like today’s faux hustlers & players who all dress like bums. They’ d play late at night. Bar table 9 ball. Game was different back then. After a time I got so I could play pretty sporty myself. I learned a lot watching these guys play & enjoyed it immensely. But, just like there’ll only be 1 Keith McReady, there’ll always be just 1 ‘Pretty Boy Floyd’.
Liar
@@Greatness122 😅
🧐
....
..... I believe him.
@@teejay6063 because you're a sucker
@@Greatness122 I’m a liar? Who in the fuck are you to call me that?
Nope. He speaks the truth. I knew Jim back then as well, when I was running a room in Livonia Michigan where he played for several years in a BCA U.S. Open Qualifier. At that time I was also Managing Editor of The National Billiard News. 6:34 😮 @Greatness122
All the people saying this guy didn’t teach how to hustle pool is wrong. He’s not teaching shots. This isn’t a how to play pool video. This is a video on how to hustle. If you’re good at pool you understand how much knowledge he’s throwing down.
I agree. Hustling pool is essentially about using a few different techniques designed to misrepresent your skill. Losing when it doesn't matter, and barely winning when it does... so that onlookers think you got lucky and you then continue the hustle on to the next person waiting in the same place. Goal is to walk out without anyone mugging you. Even though you may be able to take everyones cash you shouldn't.... not in one night anyway.
I absolutely recommend watching this for any other reason other than learning how to hustle people at pool.....I enjoyed it immensely
So how i learn to hustle?
I followed this handy guide, and whilst noticing much improvement in my game, Getting A beat down round the back of the pool club for being "A pretty flash bastard", was half worth it. Tbf.
"Excuse me, have you seen my brush?" WORKS EVERYTIME. This could literally be a monty python skit. The entire video
Wait, so this isn't a Monty Python skit?
@@Charzilian your mom was a python skit
Spoken like a loser
Dude talks a big game but then shows you exactly how to get your face broke!
I come back to this every few years just to get a laugh
During the 1980s, when Efren Reyes was considered a top-class player in his homeland but not yet internationally recognized, he went to the U.S. to hustle. He disguises as "Ceasar Morales" and one of his victim was Pretty Boy Floyd, lol
Really?
@@thalessilva1 How's this for a late reply? He couldn't play in the Philippines because no one wanted to lose to him so he started playing 3 cushion but wasn't making the money he needed. Ironically, his experience in 3 cushion is probably what put him over the top and made him the "Magician" and undeniably the GOAT.
He went to the US and hustled, as the previous guy said, and I wouldn't be surprised if he did play him. I think he finally was exposed when he won the first tournament he entered in Houston, TX.
Apologies if you got an alert and came to read this 😂
Time to put these expert tips to the test I wont be an a1 sucker anymore.
Don't forget the painting tools. Vital to playing pool.
"And why do they call me the world's greatest pool hustler? Well, they don't. It's what I call myself!"
Hahahhaaa ;)
Wrong....everyone in the professional pool world calls Jimmy the world's greatest hustler FYI
@@Nativejoyy everybody knows him so it's (was) almost impossible for him to hustle anyone
He's an Egomaniac! About 20 years ago, he was playing in Baton Rouge at a place called "Lambert's RBD's". The guy backing him was a big dude, I'm guessing about 6'2", 300, long ponytail with a couple of girls hanging all over him. Jimmy was losing big money and the big dude told him to tighten up several times. But instead Jimmy was bragging about his watch and gold rings to his opponent trying to intimidate him. He lost another game and was on the brink of losing the match when the big dude got up, walked over and punched Jimmy's lights out! He went down like a brick hitting the floor! They called an ambulance and when they took him away his was still unconsious. The opponents started demanding the match money to with the big guy replied, "My man can't play so the match and bet is cancelled!". Of course the guy balked a lot, but he just witnessed what the big guy could do. It was quite the talk of the town for weeks! The big dude left town being he couldn't get any more games to back with the opponents knowing he might not pay. So in this video, when Jimmy says you should know when to quit, he apparently learned the hard way! Ewa knew what she was doing when she left him! You can also see him in a cameo shot in 'The Color of Money'. (As well as Grady Matthews whom I got to meet and take lessons from.)
That's not true you must have him mixed up w someone else I was his girlfriend at that time and he didn't even play pool at the time your talking sorry dude
@@Nativejoyyyou only thought you were his gf. Sorry sweets, you were just a side piece
this is fantastic just watching this guy talk. Like a character out of a Scorsese movie
This video is seriously fun. It's great that Steve Mizerak acted in it. When he was older, Jimmy Mataya was a guest commentator on "POV Pool After Dark", and it's hilarious (available on UA-cam).
I wonder if he likes cash...
He loves cash...
I don't know. He should have said! 😂
The love of hustling is the root of all happiness, thank god for 8 and 9 ball Billiards...(created for the Sabbath!)
@@glenntaylor9519 No hustling on the Sabbath day
I actually really like this guys confidence. Im taking notes..he gives advice its just the way he presents it that people find funny.
"5 thousand dollars, that's enough". Look, I'm no hustler...but I feel like somewhere before losing 5 grand, I would say..."Hey, this guy seems oddly competent at this game".
Lmfao
You should see him paint....!
@@2869may so he's not a real pool player
@@craigfinley2507 "Painter" is his hustle cover....
Damn I got hustled by Pretty boy Floyd back in 1987. I knew something was up when that fool started shooting like a machine gun and walking around the table like a ballerina
LMMFAO 😂
That is when you know you're in trouble. But by then it is TOO LATE. But you will still be friends and ask him to come back any time because he just got LUCKY.
This guy has a good plan. After staying at a hotel in Ulidik Indiana for about six weeks, and getting all the local sharks "primed," when you finally get to the "Big Game," some hilljack will grab a house stick (or a broomstick) and flog you with it.
I'm only 3 minutes in and I'm already dying of laughter lol how many times can one person say cash in 3 minutes.
This dude is awesome.
Corba Kai Sorry corba I was trying to reply to one of these idiots thinking this guy is just talking somehow my reply got on to your comment. Was not directed at you. was for fireworm678
adog7474 I am a halfway decent pool player but you say that I could beat any of the pros as a joke but at the same time you can tell a professional pool player just by his stroke in the matter of the first game so this guy is a clown
Listen here adog7474, you want a trophy that's fine, but all it's gonna do is collect dust. What this video teaches is how to make cash. You want to pay off your car? You're gonna need cash, and if you can hustle in pool, you can make cash. Not just some trophy. Because a trophy is a trophy, and cash is money, which comes from cash.
I'm still watching the intro 6 minutes in! It's almost like they wanted it all in one take, and the guy holding the cue cards dropped them all- so he's stretching it out until that guy can find the "Lesson 1" cue card, lol
You'd typically put up the house or the car as collateral.
the bank man don't want no trophies
He’s in heaven now getting CASH!
I quit my job as hedge fund manager after seeing this video last year. Went to the bank. My new house has a new $1,000 velvet davenport and a phone in every room. I have a closet stuffed with $500 suits
It's not about how good you play. It's about if you know whether or not you can beat the other player. The quicker a person can figure this out the better hustler he'll become.
6:46 .. Yes, your nose DOES look like it's been smashed.
I’m a hustler baby,
I just want ya to know.
It ain’t where I’ve been,
but where I’m ‘bout to go.
Now give it to me.
Hey Floyd. If you see mike Tyson in 1989 tell him not to get that tattoo..
whats funny is when hes acting at the end of the video he reminds me of peter falk.. And Colombo lives on.. lolololol
The real Hustle here is our old fathers who bought this tape.
Advertised during one of those old Sunday afternoon ESPN pool matches back in the mid 80's.
Saw this is a kid on VHS haha
Who you calling old, sonny??
😂😂
I just watch it for the opening music.
He’s playing cards with Captain Lou Albano!
I saw him play in 85 and he was a deadly shooter. He's a very good commentator in the booth.
He was an extremely good player for a while
how to make a short story looooooooooooonggggg
This is one of my all-time favorite comedy movies. It's a bit short and the editing feels dated, but I still recommend it to anyone who likes a good laugh
Imagine if The Colour of money was called The Colour of cash.
Omg, hahahahaaa ;)
It got me laughing
never seen a guy that happy after getting hustled out of 5k lol
Drink every time he says "hey, let's face it"
+MrWebbeth drink every time he says cash or money
+Liam Johnson Drink every time he says hustler
+MrWebbeth Drink everytime he blinks 5 times in a row.
caught a nice buzz hahahahahahhaa
Did he hustle Efren "Bata" Reyes?
He's so right. I used to use the same techniques when I hustled shuffleboard
How to hustle pool with Patches O'Houlihan..
Lmfao
I was hitting my cigarette when I read this comment and choked for 10 mins
Who? Sneakers O'toole??? Lmmfao
Steve Larson “DODGE...DUCK...DIVE....& DODGE” “IF U CAN DODGE A WRENCH, U CAN DODGE A BALL”
That comment just made me cough up my coffee
Somebody needs to record this to a VHS tape and send it in to RLM for the next BotW
He should run President. He has the BS gab down pat.
Ok, we get it. you've made a solid argument for cash.
The production value of this video exceeds The Matrix, easily. Just superb editing and dialogue all around!
I'm a proud owner of this very video on VHS.
Would you sell that video?
I feel like he just hustled us into watching his video about hustling..
Hahahahaha
Why don’t you take care of yourself? Here, you can finish my smoke for me! 😂
Lol I have this on video. I ordered a couple of other pool videos and they threw this one in for free
What is the best?
@@thalessilva1 definitely not this one. I like Mike Siegel's nine ball run out and eight ball run out videos. You can probably find some better ones on UA-cam nowadays
@@jlobiafra thank you
I will definitely look up to it
i tried the same thing and made only about $150,
they let me paint the place.
Aro Aric lol
You Frame it, we paint it
He's the best!
Best commentator in the game too!
He "loves" jump cues too. Just ask him lolololo
Where can I get a limited edition collectors item DVD of this classic? What an Oscar winning performance!
I didn't know Tom Byron hustled pool.
Found him
Jimmy Mataya
You were a great pool player
How to hustle at pool:
1) Talk about paint a lot
2) B-roll footage of people handing you money
3) Find a gas station willing to sell your VHS
Be the most obvious hustler ever as well 😂..
Hahaha, u forgot the cheap tux.
Rather be a hustler than a hater lol gtfoh
Just when I thought Dave Chapelle was the funniest man on the planet.
10:40........ woman looking through the glass. For a minute I had to remind myself I wasn’t watching an episode of sunrise in the morning with kochie and Mel 🤣
Who’s watching this in 2024? 😅
This dude was a legend in his day, but this was ridiculous. A desperate attempt to cash in, but I get it.
i like how he throws his ladder and painting gear right in the middle of the bar!?
Pete the Painter 😂😂😂 this is classic
This guy has never lost any money game in his life. It's always nice to start off perfect.
He never beat anybody, has been telling the same ole story for 45 years lol dont have a pot to piss in today
Haters😂
There I was trying to pay bills with trophies my whole life. I learned so much.. is there a part 2?
This may be the best explanation of both hustling pool and a guide for corporate latter climbing. It's an American philosophy video. Dated with antiquated editing but the message is perennial. A slow game winner's attitude. Also the guy know what he's talking about- look him up.
Thank you. Mattaya was a top level player and hustler for a long time. If only all these commenters trying to make fun of him knew how high he used to bet.
Let's face it, what you're looking at here is one damn entertaining video.
"You don't have to be a great player to make money in this game". Words of wisdom
I wish I knew this I just assumed you had to be great to win money and never tried to hide my skills at my local bar everyone already knows I can beat them. I thought I had to absolutely be able to destroy to hustle
I like how this guys teaching people he learned in the late 60s, man times have changed.
1. Be good at pool
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This is the best video in existence
Such a modest human being also!!
He had a walk on in The Color of Money.
Lets face it, this is the greatest self help video ever made!
I think you are right. It shows exactly how all the strategies work in a real life situation.
I have made one million dollars in the last month using the SECRETS revealed in this video.
In case you didn't know it ''cash is where it's at!''
As funny and absurd as this video is he actually gives useful advice haha
I just sold my old cell phone for 50$ CASH!!! Because let’s face it, that’s the future baby, paying my electric bill.....with CASH!!! 💰 💵 💷
U NEED JESUS 😇AMEN SORRY 😞 BUT I KNOW IM BETTER THAN U AT 8 BALL 🎱BIT U PROBABLY BETTER ALWAYS STRIKE WHITE BALL IN DEAD CENTER 💀😈
This shit is fucking hilarious. Best video I've watched in a long time.
"Oh he's just not a pool player eh?" Ahahahahaha
Big ole sign on the table says KEY MEDIA same media company that did the video and on tat you can see the camera man behind the bartender......fuckin REAL LIFE HUSTLIN
I would think that Andrew is right for the simple reason that people today do not carry around large amounts of cash. The only people who would carry large amounts of cash into a pool hall or bar nowadays would be gangsters or other pool hustlers, neither of whom you would want to play.
3 mins in & he has said cash 28 times & repeats the same run on sentence. 😂
I just want to know, did you beat Efren Reyes ?
He never been beat by anyone playing for cash in his life, so he didn't play efren rayes for cash, we know that much lol efren wins trophies, let's face it cash is better.
I know him and Efren are buddies cuz he introduced me to him more than once so
Crosspoint productions is still open in Lakewood CO, which borders Denver west. Going to go get the blooper reel from them
This is the blooper reel!
If you ever find the real video, post it!
"Oooohhhh noooo Floyd I know how good you are. You beat the champion over in Shembugenwauk County"
Peadar Films lmao. ..... trophies
I loved this. Best pool hustling video I have seen so far. I’ve made a fair bit of money using this system. I think most people aren’t really listening to the advice. If you want to skip the intro forward to 4.03, best bit is 21.41 in.