> I really don't understand this sentiment, as if a professional gambler would not gladly gamble with novices... "Professional" and "expert" aren't synonyms. "

> I really don't understand this sentiment, as if a professional gambler would not gladly gamble with novices... "Professional" and "expert" aren't synonyms. "Amateur" and "novice" aren't synonyms either. An expert might be glad to go against a novice. But when there are artificial barriers separating "professionals" from "amateurs", barriers that have nothing to do with level of expertise, that's a different story.