A 52nd Birthday Puzzle: Poke 'er Hands?

[tahnan]

Almost a year ago, I wrote a puzzle for a 52nd birthday party. I'm well past my own birthday but I'm still 52 for a few more months, so there's still time to reasonably share it:

Poke 'er Hands?

The instructions are in that document, and you'll want this helpfully shuffled deck of cards as well (click for a larger version):



Feel free to print it on cardstock, cut it out, and shuffle the cards around. Or play poker with them! At any rate, you can check your answer here.