Depends on the club. Typically, it get's quite crowded and therefore players are encouraged to alternate as much as possible. Thus, we keep the warm up time rather limited and move on quickly to play a match. Because usually you have other folks calling in at the table you are currently playing on. That means the winner stays at the table, the loser drops out and either takes a break or calls in at another table.
That can be frustrating at times but it's the only way to accomodate everybody when it gets packed.
But actually, there's a solution to the problem - just never lose a match
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