Reading your last paragraph, I was able to determine the reason why the novice won the game. He wasn't anxious about winning. He played the calculative game and was not bothered if he won the round or not. Hence his ideas became accurate and calculated, due to the fact he was not rushing to win or prove a point to anybody. He also didn't care about what people would say, after all, he's a novice and the people are around cheering him up for his previous wins. His further loss won't matter. He never panicked about the outcome of the result. Compared to the professional gambler who wasn't at rest. He only needed to show his friends that the novice player couldn't win and he may have bragged the first time, that he wasn't serious and only allowed the novice to win the round. While he was trying to balance the game and the thoughts of the people watching the game, his mind was now compounded with different thoughts. He wasn't focusing on the game anymore.
Instead, what people are saying about him clamored his decisions and he made lots of mistakes which he won't give account for, even after losing the game. He's now on the verge of chasing losses and borrowing money just to win the novice. These two people have passed a message to gamblers. The winner, a novice gambler, didn't stress himself on the win. He even had in mind that he'd win the game. Playing for the fun of being with a professional was his first joy, and the win didn't bother him anymore. When one is less concerned about winning in gambling, he would make good decisions that can make him win from the predictions he's placed. While those chasing after the win may not win, and when they win, the money still goes back to the house. Because they don't get satisfied. The professional wasn't satisfied with the losses he had accumulated, that was why he went for a loan. Until he now came to his senses to stop and receive the shame of losing out to a newbie. I don't understand why some pro gambler would underestimate a newbie, without acknowledging the fact that gambling knows no newbie or a pro.
Most beginners don't think about losing and winning because they have no experience in gambling and only gamble because they are curious to see that people can win from gambling games. It encourages them to visit casinos and start depositing money for gambling. And when he is relaxed and not thinking about anything and just trying to gamble, there is a possibility that he can win because his mind is not thinking about anything. That's where some beginners can get their first win, but if they can't control themselves, they will also have the opportunity to lose the money they have won because greed starts to come in and tells them to gamble again after their first win. If he gambles against a professional gambler and wins, it might also be due to his luck.
In contrast, the professional gambler might let the novice gambler win to see his abilities. However, after playing several rounds of gambling, the professional gambler experienced a losing streak. And if he couldn't control himself and obeyed his ego, perhaps he would lose completely against the novice gambler.
That is why we should not underestimate the opponents who are playing with us and must be serious about gambling so that the results we get can also make us satisfied. The novice gambler, who is our opponent, will also feel satisfied because he has used his abilities to fight us, and even though he lost, he can learn a lesson from his loss. We can also learn that other people can be more skilled than us at gambling, and there will be people like that in gambling. And if we experience loss but cannot accept the loss, we might fall into gambling, and maybe we will also borrow money. That is a fatal mistake because, in gambling, we will not always be able to win, especially since there will be more skilled people than us. We must know ourselves and be able to decide to stop gambling even though we have experienced loss because by stopping, we are trying to prevent more losses.
When the money begins to creep in, the newbie is most likely going to have a hard time controlling his emotions. Unless he's focused on learning new skills in gambling, he'd look out for more wins. This births the stage where the gambler has a confusing mind on what to do, as he lacks a mentor that can guide him and advise him to continue playing using is usual gambling method. Most often the player wouldn't recognize playing to enjoy the game as a good strategy, that's he'll dump it and move ahead to go for more wins. However in games other than slot, the player would need to master them to be able to win. On a lucky day, they can win while playing in the midst of a professional. It always feels good to win, but the same joy could yield reckless gambling in the journey of newbie gamblers. Newbies who began gambling in a physical casino would have some professionals to guide them on ways to gamble compared to the online casino. Like the player in your response, he'd receive advice from other gamblers on ways to maintain accurate gambling strategies, to avoid losing out more money.
A newbie has no reason to worry about his loss, instead, he should focus more on discovering how gambling works for them. Our daily gambling experiences are not similar. The reason why a professional can lose to a newbie. We don't gamble from the moon, humans come to gamble after some days of work or stress. What we think at the moment of gambling can affect the results of our predictions. Regardless of the gambler's level if his day wasn't cool and fine he'd have a hard time winning in gambling. Especially for gamblers who are dependent on the reward of gambling. Whoever must stay on the positive side of gambling, should always endeavor to keep his days emotionally stable, and avoid any form of disturbing thoughts, while gambling. As it has to deal with money and the brain. When the brain gets complicated with different thoughts and ideas combined, the player can have a hard time coming up with accurate predictions.