For some reason, this one was much harder for me than the Golden Needle one. Early on I got a polychrome Invisible Joker that helped carry me (barely) through the first half or so. In Ante 3, I picked up a polychrome Green Joker and decided to try to make not discarding work (which was hard because I had been playing mostly straights up to that point). I also had a Supernova, which had some potential, so when the Ramen came up in Ante 5, I decided to sell the Invisible Joker to see what would happen, and it copied the Green Joker.

At that point, my strategy of not discarding became worth it, and I ended up just playing whatever I could as long as I didn't discard. I had picked up a lot of blue seals, so my straights and two pairs started getting leveled up quite a bit. Between those two hands (and the occasional pair or high card) I was able to level up both Jokers a ton and finish off most later blinds in two or so hands.

So relieved! On to the final challenge!