Simpson Poker

Okay, similar to week 1, I get half my stack in the middle and I win the hand. Then down hill from there. Lost two huge hands to the guy next to me, slow rolled me with 2nd nuts full house over my two pair. And we got people calling $15 and shoving all in. What a lovely mess.

Week 2 starts tonight. I’ll go live on Instagram if I can.

The 52 week challenge will have a modified edition.

My mom’s accident has been brutal for her and the adjustments to helping her has made things difficult.

The one thing I have been great at in life is Poker. Now, the pressure intensified with me fully supporting my mom since April 2025,

So, im erasing the time limit and buy in amount. I’ll need to come in with the normal buyin and play in a way where I can profit 100%. In a way, this makes better content but the stakes are higher than ever. Every dollar matters, every hand I play is a battle and I will be playing with a different mindset.

We can’t go broke. The mission is simple. We buy in each week and we donate all profits to my mom’s gofundme account.

If you would like to donate a few dollars as well, please do. We will be partners for the next 12 months on her recovery helping her with the basic needs.

https://gofund.me/b48bc2ccf

Donate to Support Renita’s Recovery After Her Accident, organized by Kyle Simpson Renita, my 66-year-old mother, has always been independent and hardworking. … Kyle Simpson needs your support for Support Renita’s Recovery After Her Accident

Hey everyone — I want to give you an update-

Life hit hard these last couple weeks. My mom broke her leg, and that meant stepping away from the 52-Week Challenge to be where I was needed most. Surgeries, moving her out of her home, doctor visits, another surgery, and finding a short-term place for her to recover while I help get everything organized long-term. It’s been a lot — but family comes first. Always.

I appreciate the patience, and understanding.

The 52-Week Poker Challenge is NOT over. This is just a pause, not a stop. Once she’s through the last phase of surgeries, I’ll be back at it and we’ll pick right up with Week 2.

Give me about two or three weeks — then we’re back in the arena.

The challenge must go on. ♠️
And when it does, we’ll run it even stronger.

Thank you for riding with me

Apparently I broke some rules and now I’m in timeout.

Quick update 👇

I won’t be posting poker table content on Facebook that risks restrictions or blocks. To stay consistent, all hand-for-hand poker action will be on Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts.

I’ll still use Facebook for:
• Weekly recaps
• Lessons learned
• Answering questions
• Poker mindset & discipline

If you want the action — IG & YouTube.

If you want the breakdown — Facebook.

Onto week 2!

📉 Week 1 Results
• No reloading
• One buy-in
• One session

Week 1 P/L: -$500

This is cash-game poker at these limits. Recreational players will chase. Sometimes they get there. You can make the right play and still lose — that’s the game we signed up for.

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🔄 Final Thoughts

Week one wasn’t pretty, but it was honest poker.

We’re here to:
• Learn
• Break down hands
• Understand game flow
• And show what really happens at 1–2 and 2–3

51 weeks to go.

On to Week 2.

Thanks for following — stay tuned as we keep battling ♠️💰

🃏 Hand #2 – Trips… Again (Wrong Kicker)

Hand: K♥️6♣️ (offsuit)
I’m in the big blind. One player raises to $15. I call.

Flop: K♠️ K♦️ 4♦️
I check. He bets $30. I call.

Turn: 2♣️
Check. He checks back.

River: 10♣️
Board: K♠️ K♦️ 4♦️ 2♣️ 10♣️

I tank for ~30 seconds and check.
He tanks… and checks back.

I announce trips.
He says, “Me too.”

He shows K♦️9♦️.

Again, I lose with trips — this time to a better kicker.

Poker can be cruel like that.

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🃏 Final Hand – The One That Ends the Night

Pocket: 9♠️ 9♥️
Under the gun.

Small blind leads for $25.
I call. Late-position player calls.

Flop: 5♥️ 8♣️ 3♣️

Small blind fires $115 — fast. Too fast.

My read: this feels forced. Possibly AK suited, maybe a small pair trying to look strong.

I have about $280 behind.
Calling leaves me pot-committed with a player behind me — not an option.

So I shove all-in.

Late-position player tanks for a minute, looks stressed, then says the words you never want to hear:

“Screw it.”

That usually means draw.

Small blind laughs and folds. Later confirms he had AK suited.
✅ My read was right.

I show my pocket 9’s.

Turn: 4♥️
River: 6♦️

He says, “I have a straight.”

He had 9♣️7♦️ — flopped a gutshot and called off his stack praying for a 6.

And he got it.

Session over.

🔥 Enter the 2–3 Game

This was exactly what I was hoping to show.

Money moves fast at 2–3. Within the first few hands, multiple $300+ pots were flying back and forth. Decisions matter immediately, and mistakes get expensive.

In about an hour, I played 5 hands total:
• ✅ Won 2
• ❌ Lost 3 — all in brutal fashion

Let’s break them down.

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🃏 Hand #1 – Trips… into a Full House

UTG: 9♦️5♦️
Flop: 8♦️ 3♣️ 5♠️ (rainbow)

I’m second to act and lead out $15 into two players. Both call.

Turn: 5♣️
I now have trip 5’s with a weak kicker. I fire $65. One caller.

River: Q♠️
Board: 8♦️ 3♣️ 5♠️ 5♣️ Q♠️

I stick with the same $65 bet. No reason to overplay — I’m trapping, and there’s nothing scary on this board.

Instant call.

He turns over Q♥️ Q♣️ for a full house.

💸 -$145

Was I mad? Absolutely.
Did I play it right? I believe so.

If no queen hits the river, I scoop that pot and likely induce a bluff. Sometimes poker just reminds you that good decisions don’t guarantee good outcomes.

You regroup. You move on.