Here are 100 questions designed to test and improve poker students’ understanding of river play in No-Limit Texas Hold’em.

General River Strategy

1. What factors should you consider when deciding whether to value bet on the river?
2. How do you determine the appropriate bet size for a river value bet?
3. When is it appropriate to check-raise on the river?
4. What is the importance of position in river play?
5. How do you evaluate your hand strength relative to the board on the river?
6. How do you decide whether to bluff on the river?
7. What are the benefits of making a thin value bet on the river?
8. How do you exploit opponents who overfold on the river?
9. How do you exploit opponents who call too often on the river?
10. What is the significance of pot control on the river?

Hand Reading and Opponent Analysis

11. How can you use your opponent’s actions on previous streets to inform your river decisions?
12. What betting patterns might indicate that an opponent has a strong hand on the river?
13. How do you exploit an opponent who always bets the river?
14. How do you adjust your play against a passive player on the river?
15. How do you adjust your play against an aggressive player on the river?
16. What is the significance of your opponent’s stack size in river decisions?
17. How do you interpret a river overbet from an opponent?
18. How do you handle a river bet from a tight player?
19. How do you handle a river bet from a loose player?
20. What is the importance of bet sizing tells on the river?

Specific Hands and Situations

21. How should you play top pair with a strong kicker on the river?
22. What is the best approach for playing a set on the river?
23. How do you play a rivered straight?
24. What is the optimal way to play a rivered flush?
25. How should you play two-pair on the river?
26. How do you handle a river card that completes a potential straight or flush?
27. What is the correct play with a weak top pair on the river?
28. How do you play a middle pair on the river?
29. What should you do with a bottom pair on the river?
30. How do you approach playing a rivered full house?

Betting Strategies

31. What factors influence your decision to bet for value on the river?
32. How do you size your bets on the river for maximum value?
33. What is a blocker bet, and when should you use it on the river?
34. How do you balance your river betting range?
35. When should you make a small bet versus a large bet on the river?
36. How do you decide whether to bet or check a strong hand on the river?
37. What is the significance of fold equity on the river?
38. How do you exploit an opponent who folds too much to river bets?
39. What are the benefits of betting the river for protection?
40. How do you determine the appropriate bluffing frequency on the river?

Draws and Odds

41. How do you calculate the odds of your opponent completing a draw by the river?
42. What are the odds of hitting a backdoor flush draw by the river?
43. How should you play the river when a draw completes?
44. How do you play a river where no draws complete?
45. What is the best approach for playing a missed draw on the river?
46. How do you play a backdoor straight draw that completes on the river?
47. What factors influence your decision to call with a draw on the river?
48. How do implied odds affect your decisions on the river?
49. How should you play a rivered draw in a multi-way pot?
50. When is it appropriate to bluff a missed draw on the river?

Multi-Way Pots

51. How do you adjust your river strategy in a multi-way pot?
52. What is the importance of position in a multi-way pot on the river?
53. How do you handle a bet and a raise on the river in a multi-way pot?
54. How do you exploit passive players in a multi-way pot on the river?
55. What is the best way to play a strong hand in a multi-way pot on the river?
56. How should you play a weak hand in a multi-way pot on the river?
57. How do you interpret betting patterns in a multi-way pot on the river?
58. What is the significance of bet sizing in a multi-way pot on the river?
59. How do you protect your hand in a multi-way pot on the river?
60. How do you manage your stack in a multi-way pot on the river?

Advanced Concepts

61. What is the concept of equity realization, and how does it affect your river play?
62. How do you use combinatorics to analyze your opponent’s range on the river?
63. What is the importance of balancing your river betting range?
64. How do you exploit an unbalanced opponent on the river?
65. What is the significance of blockers in river play?
66. How do you adjust your play on dynamic versus static boards on the river?
67. What is the concept of range advantage, and how does it apply to the river?
68. How do you use the concept of pot odds to inform your river decisions?
69. How do you adjust your play based on your opponent’s tendencies on the river?
70. What is the importance of reverse implied odds on the river?

Tournament Play

71. How does your river strategy change in the early stages of a tournament?
72. What adjustments should you make to your river play as you approach the money bubble?
73. How do you adapt your river strategy when playing with a short stack in a tournament?
74. How do you adjust your river play in a turbo versus a regular-speed tournament?
75. What is the importance of ICM (Independent Chip Model) in river decisions?
76. How do you play the river in a bounty tournament?
77. How should you approach river play in the final table of a tournament?
78. How do you adjust your river strategy in a multi-table tournament (MTT) compared to a single-table tournament (STT)?
79. What is the significance of player tendencies in tournament river play?
80. How do you manage risk on the river in tournament play?

Cash Game Considerations

81. How does your river strategy differ in a cash game versus a tournament?
82. What adjustments should you make to your river play in a deep stack cash game?
83. How do you play the river in a short stack cash game?
84. How should you approach river play in a loose-passive cash game?
85. How do you exploit aggressive opponents in a cash game on the river?
86. What is the importance of win rate (BB/100) in river play?
87. How do you adjust your river strategy based on the stakes you are playing?
88. How do you balance your river play in a cash game to avoid being exploited?
89. What is the significance of bankroll management in cash game river play?
90. How do you handle swings in a cash game based on river outcomes?

Specific Board Textures

91. How do you play a river with three cards of the same suit?
92. What is the best approach for a paired river?
93. How should you play a monotone board on the river?
94. How do you handle a river with a high card and two low cards?
95. What is the correct strategy for a coordinated river (e.g., 9♠️ 8♠️ 7♣️, and a 6♠️ rivers)?
96. How do you approach a river with two high cards?
97. What is the importance of the gap between cards on the river?
98. How do you play a river with a middle card and two low cards?
99. What factors influence your decision-making on a wet river?
100. How do you play a river with an ace high and two low cards?

These questions cover a wide range of river play concepts and scenarios, helping poker students to deepen their understanding and improve their strategy in various situations.