how much did he lose?
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Not counting the money he won from Amos and had to give back, he lost $50 in the first game, then doubled to $100, then doubled again to $200 and finally doubled again to $400..which is the last amount he gives Amos. So $750 of his own money.
shareThis was one of the low points of the film, IMO. After Eddie realized he was being hustled I think he would have changed his game. The idea that Eddie got taken by this dumpy kid is borderline ridiculous, no way Amos was that good.
shareI believe Eddie got drunk and lost on purpose, just like he did with Minnesota Fats in his first match from "The Hustler." I thought this even when I saw "The Color of Money" first, I think, but the original supports my view. He was drinking constantly and getting sloppy. Also he told Vincent where he was going to play and didn't get "hustled" until Vincent and Carmen walked in, as far as I know. Either it was deliberate or he was an alcoholic and let it get the best of him yet again. That does not make him any less responsible for getting drunk and letting himself be made a fool of.
shareI think he was just very rusty (and far from on his A game), and the drinking just made matters worse. He probably had no chance even if he was sober though (because he had not played any pool in who knows how many years, since the 60's maybe, when he was forced into retirement).
shareHe ran the table on Vincent their first game and almost got the nine on the break after calling it. Then Vincent started showing off and Eddie walked out of Chalkie's. (It was day when they started. Suddenly it was night. I don't think they played more than two games. Obvious continuity error.) Eddie was kicking ass in Gunther's on his own until Vincent and Carmen showed up. He said "I'm holding my own and a little bit of his," while taking another drink. I think he was acting. He got drunk as a way to "dump" Vincent and do it cheap for a handful of money he had on him after losing $750 to Amos. It was deliberate or letting his habit get the best of him. Eddie got his cue back too. Not that he let Vincemt use it a lot after "giving" it to him. That was just a carrot he used.
shareThe way he calmly picks up his cue and leaves when Vincent throws it down the stairs is also a giveaway in my opinion. He isn't devastated or embarrassed about losing to Amos. He sighs in relief and walks out. That he "dumped" can be inferred from his behavior in this movie and his history in "The Hustler." I think that the title "color of money" refers to Vincent being green as well as the color of the tables and of course money.
shareEddie didn't really get hustled. It was another act (he let himself get hustled) to make the hard break with Vince.
shareThat's what I thought. I saw TCOM first, but "The Hustler" supports the theory as he got drunk and lost the same way in his first series of games playing with Minnesota Fats. He was not drinking heavily before and he told Vincent where he was going to play and was ahead until Vincent and Carmen showed up to see him get hustled. I think it was an act. He dumped just like he taught Vincent to do and got rid of him for pocket money. Got his Balabushka (sp?) cue back too. Not like he was letting Vincent use it very much after "giving" it to him. I think he let him shoot with it in the "two brothers and a stranger" hustle.
shareHe let Vincent be cocky and kick ass there so that he could sucker somebody, betting Vincent would choke under pressure after they saw him winning for hours.
shareEddie lost because his eyesight was very poor, and also because he had not played serious pool in a long time (I do not know, 30 years maybe?), so he was very rusty.
shareHe ran the table on Vincent in their first game and was kicking butt when he was playing on his own before he got drunk. I don't think bad eyesight was at fault. That was just an excuse. He had glasses before, didn't he? Anyway he was driving and reading newspapers and he was wealthy. He had to be able to see reasonably well and could have got regular eye exams and new lenses anytime he needed. I always thought that was contrived. His vision couldn't have been that bad. The smoke-filled bars and drinking is no good for eyes but he wasn't drinking heavily until he lost to Amos. I think his old habits got the best of him there or he threw the game deliberately to "dump" Vincent and do it cheap at that, just giving them a wad of cash he had on hand.
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