The fact that Lalo figure out Baku trick is probably inside Baku plan as well. However, since that candy escaped Baku at the last panel, it probably a signal that it is not within Baku plan.
@Poooqwww Highly likely that Hal intentionally lost 3rd round in order to mess up the remaining available hands. If that's the case, the last hand will be nothing but junk, but Hal will be at an advantage since he know that Fukuro will assemble the best hand, hence only Hal know what the...
If the pain in the 4th round is enough to wipe out the mental of the one who assembles the card, then 5th round is a sure win because their opponent can't form a hand with their mind destroyed.
@Nolzi Either it has to do with MC taking the Golem or it was about letting MC's kidnapper mastermind get away with this because knowing the enemy without the enemy knowing is a great advantage in the upcoming war. For further detail, MC's kidnapper mastermind is possibly a major spy from their...