Card shark
an expert cardplayer.
cardsharp.
Contemporary Examples
I imagined myself becoming a card shark, but the dealer quickly discouraged me.
Illegal New York Poker Clubs: A Former Waitress Reveals What Goes on Inside Sara Copeland April 11, 2012
Historical Examples
He is a booze fighter and a card shark and a lot of other unscriptural things.
Sunny Slopes Ethel Hueston
noun phrase
A very clever card-player, esp an unscrupulous poker or bridge player • Shortening of earlier card sharper (1880s+)
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