I'm glad you enjoyed it and took the time to beat it :) Yes the first hand and following 7 or so cards are scripted. Originally it was all random but it lead to many runs being impossible after the first few cards or just immediately. I set it up it up in a way so that it gives you 1 of each card in order to kick you off, then after that its all RNG. In the future, I'd like it to be totally random but that would need a lot more balancing and time in designing card and their rewards.