Simpson Poker

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

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

🃏 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.