In case of late registration, consider this player as having already received a bye

In card games tournaments, late registration could result in, for example, 3 rounds of non-free rounds.

Could you explain your idea a little more in detail?

Let's forget about being late, especially after the 2nd round. It makes no sense at all. And it's a particularly stupid idea that you come from the third round and then make some demands. It's very simple: if you were that late, then this tournament wasn't important to you, let alone any privileges!!

True tardiness should not be allowed, and it should also NOT be allowed for cheaters to play the game on the computer, especially during an ENTIRE tournament. It's okay if it's just one hand and then they should be automatically removed from the tournament. And there's actually a lot more to it.

Everyone is VIP!

The idea is that if a player joins in the second or third round at the latest, they would not get a free round in the next round. In this case, a situation may arise where people go to do other things during the free round and forget about the tournament altogether. I agree that if the computer makes a move instead of the player in the second game, the WC break is over and a timeout is recorded in that game. However, they could be removed from the tournament after two consecutive timeouts.

A free round is a free round, but this kind of chance is especially good.

Completely correct from a pairing point of view, but otherwise hilarious.