Ok, cleaned it up alot, and the only error I'm getting now is: "Can't use string ("AdAh") as ARRAY ref while "strict refs" in use. Also, "AdAh" is coming from the first element in array @list3. So, I have it narrowed down to this statement the below statment. Also, can I splice out elements from the arrays on the fly (without having any problems). Thanks in advance. if (substr($my_pocket, 0, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{$key}[$t], 0, 2)) Code: 
my %array_of_lists = ('0' => [@list3], '1' => [@list4], '2' => [@list8
+99]);
  #my @array_of_lists = (@list3, @list4, @list899);
  ##Set my hand
  my $my_pocket = 'AcAd';
 
  my ($key, $t);
  
  for $key ( 0 .. scalar(keys %array_of_lists))
    {
        #The loop will iterate through each element (hand of current h
+andlist)  of the current row and remove any
        #hand that contains the cards assigned randomly above.
        for $t ( 0 .. scalar @{$array_of_lists{$key}} )
        {
            #If the first card of the random hand above equal the firs
+t card in the element I am currently on, then remove the element from
+ this handlist by
            #splicing it out. Or if the first card of the random hand 
+above equal the second card of the element (hand) I am currently spli
+ce it out.
            if (substr($my_pocket, 0, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{$ke
+y}[$t], 0, 2))
            {
                $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}
+}, $t, 1);
            }
            elsif (substr($my_pocket, 0, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{
+$key}[$t], 2, 2))
            {
                $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}
+}, $t, 1);
            }
            elsif (substr($my_pocket, 2, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{
+$key}[$t], 0, 2))
            {
                $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}
+}, $t, 1);
            }
            elsif (substr($my_pocket, 2, 2) eq substr($array_of_lists{
+$key}[$t], 2, 2))
            {
                $array_of_lists{$key} = splice(@{$array_of_lists{$key}
+}, $t, 1);
            }
        }
    }

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