The stereotype of the Professional Gambler is typically a slick dresser with a certain air of sophistication and a polished manner. While this is often the case, the Professional Gambler or Cardsharp, can look and act rich or poor, suave and confident, rough around the edges and uncertain, sophisticated or bawdy. However, one thing is true of them all, they are risk takers in the high stakes game of adventure and life. Daring and bold, they are people willing to risk everything, including their own lives, if the reward is great enough. For some, that reward is money or fame; for others it is to cheat death by escaping its clutches themselves or by saving the lives of others.