History Main / CardSharp

May or may not be a DeathDealer. Compare ProfessionalGambler. Has a good chance of getting into a GamblingBrawl or being hit with TarAndFeathers.

* The hucksters of ''TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}'' find their lives last longer if they minor in ''sleight o' hand'', as a little legerdemain goes a long way in convincing the TorchesAndPitchforks crowd that, no, you didn't just summon spectral cards into your hand and use them to channel a stream of ghostly-white energy at your opponent. It was a trick of the light and nothing more. Some "hexes", like ''trinkets'', even go so far as to allow a huckster to summon small objects literally from thin air into his hands, furthering the use of one as a CardSharp con man.

* The first case of ''VisualNovel/ApolloJusticeAceAttorney'' has a witness who is a professional CardSharp, [[spoiler: hired to plant evidence to falsely accuse Phoenix Wright of being one himself.]] Hilariously, [[spoiler: Phoenix Wright actually IS one, but he's so good that he messes up the hired Card Sharp's plan by recognizing it and then subverting it without anyone noticing.]]

* "Shooter" (Karl Malden) in Film/TheCincinnatiKid -- a tragic case, as he is a psychologically broken honest player who is blackmailed into using his "mechanic" skills.

* The difficulty selection in ''VideoGame/RailroadTycoon'' is represented by characters having a number of aces in their hand. The mogul has an extreme number of cards in his sleeve.
* The game ''Videogame/CardShark'' is about playing a Card Shark in 18th century France in various high-stakes card games and learning various tactics to cheat your way to victory. The player starts off as an accomplice who helps his mentor count cards before becoming a proper card sharp by himself hobnobbing with nobles.

Quick hands. The prestidigitator member of a con team, who sometimes works alone. Frequently, the tricks he pulls have to do with manipulating playing cards, hence the name, but a team will sometimes call on a card sharp to make a tricky switch, "dip" a pocket, or put up a fancy misdirection.

* Both Firo and Keith Gandor from ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}''. Firo's picked up enough tricks from managing an underground casino that not only can he slip cards in and out with the best of them, but can pick marks well enough that he can nearly sweep a casino without cheating at all. Keith, on the other hand, cheats so much and so blatantly that he has a deck of cards composed entirely of jokers.

* The game ''Videogame/CardShark'' is about playing a Card Shark in 18th century France in various high-stakes card games and learning various tactics to cheat your way to victory. The player starts off as an aide helping others cheat before becoming a proper card sharp hobnobbing with nobles.

* The game ''Card Shark'' is about playing a Card Shark in 18th century France in various high-stakes card games and learning various tactics to cheat your way to victory. The player starts off as an aide helping others cheat before becoming a proper card sharp hobnobbing with nobles.

* The game ''Card Shark'' is about playing a Card Shark in 18th century France in various high-stakes card games and learning various tactics to cheat your way to victory.

* ''Series/{{Heroes}}'': Hiro tries this with his time-altering super-powers at one point. [[SubvertedTrope Unfortunately for him, someone notices the switch]], because he switched the cards [[WhatAnIdiot after his opponent had already seen them]].