Here are 100 questions designed to test and improve poker students’ understanding of Hand Selection

1. Premium Hands

1. What are considered the top 5 premium hands in No-Limit Texas Hold’em?
2. Why is it important to play premium hands aggressively pre-flop?
3. How should you play pocket aces in early position?
4. Why might you consider slow-playing premium hands in some situations?
5. How do you adjust your play with premium hands when facing a 3-bet?
6. What is the best way to extract value from premium hands?
7. How do premium hands perform in multi-way pots?
8. Why is it risky to limp with premium hands?
9. How do you adjust your play with premium hands in tournaments versus cash games?
10. What are the risks of overplaying premium hands post-flop?

2. Suited Connectors

11. What are the advantages of playing suited connectors?
12. Why might you choose to play suited connectors in late position?
13. How do suited connectors perform in multi-way pots?
14. What is the value of suited connectors when deep-stacked?
15. How do you assess the profitability of playing suited connectors in different positions?
16. Why is it usually unprofitable to play low suited connectors in early position?
17. How should you approach playing suited connectors against aggressive opponents?
18. How do suited connectors perform against premium hands in terms of equity?
19. What are the risks associated with playing suited connectors?
20. How does the value of suited connectors change in tournament play?

3. Pocket Pairs

21. How do you adjust your play with small pocket pairs in different positions?
22. What is the strategy behind set mining with pocket pairs?
23. Why might you choose to fold small pocket pairs in early position?
24. How do pocket pairs perform in heads-up pots versus multi-way pots?
25. What is the profitability of 3-betting with medium pocket pairs?
26. How does stack size influence your decision to play pocket pairs?
27. Why is it important to consider implied odds when playing pocket pairs?
28. How should you play pocket pairs in late position when facing a raise?
29. How do you balance your range with pocket pairs in your opening strategy?
30. What are the risks of overplaying medium pocket pairs post-flop?

4. Broadway Hands

31. What are broadway hands, and why are they considered strong?
32. How do you play K-Q offsuit from early position?
33. Why is it often correct to fold hands like K-J offsuit in early position?
34. How do you evaluate the strength of A-J suited in different positions?
35. What is the value of playing broadway hands in late position?
36. How do you adjust your play with broadway hands when facing a 3-bet?
37. Why might you choose to fold hands like Q-J offsuit in early position?
38. How do you assess the profitability of playing broadway hands in tournaments versus cash games?
39. What are the risks of overvaluing broadway hands post-flop?
40. How do broadway hands perform against pocket pairs in terms of equity?

5. Off-Suit Connectors

41. How do off-suit connectors differ in value compared to suited connectors?
42. Why might you choose to fold off-suit connectors in early position?
43. How do you evaluate the playability of off-suit connectors in late position?
44. What is the profitability of playing off-suit connectors in multi-way pots?
45. How do you approach playing off-suit connectors in tournaments versus cash games?
46. What are the risks of playing off-suit connectors in raised pots?
47. How do off-suit connectors perform in deep-stack situations?
48. Why is it often unprofitable to play low off-suit connectors?
49. How do you assess the equity of off-suit connectors versus premium hands?
50. What are the potential benefits of playing off-suit connectors in certain situations?

6. Suited Aces

51. How do you assess the playability of suited aces in different positions?
52. What is the value of playing suited aces in late position?
53. How do you adjust your play with suited aces when facing a raise?
54. Why might you choose to play A-2 suited from the button?
55. How do suited aces perform in heads-up pots versus multi-way pots?
56. What are the risks of overplaying weak suited aces post-flop?
57. How should you approach playing suited aces in tournaments versus cash games?
58. How do you assess the profitability of 3-betting with suited aces?
59. Why is it important to consider the kicker when playing suited aces?
60. What are the potential benefits of playing suited aces aggressively?

7. Small and Medium Suited Cards

61. What is the value of playing small suited cards in late position?
62. How do you assess the playability of medium suited cards in different positions?
63. Why might you choose to fold small suited cards in early position?
64. How do small and medium suited cards perform in multi-way pots?
65. What are the risks of playing small suited cards against aggressive opponents?
66. How do you evaluate the profitability of playing medium suited cards in tournaments?
67. What is the strategy behind playing small suited cards as a bluff?
68. How do small and medium suited cards perform against premium hands in terms of equity?
69. Why might you choose to play medium suited cards from the blinds?
70. How do you assess the value of suited one-gappers in different positions?

8. Bluffing Hands

71. How do you assess the playability of potential bluffing hands pre-flop?
72. Why might you choose to raise with hands like 7-6 suited in late position?
73. How do you evaluate the effectiveness of using hands like 9-8 suited for bluffing?
74. What are the risks of overplaying bluffing hands post-flop?
75. How do you assess the profitability of semi-bluffing with hands like 5-4 suited?
76. How do bluffing hands perform in deep-stack situations?
77. What is the strategy behind using off-suit connectors as bluffing hands?
78. Why is it important to balance your bluffing range with your value range?
79. How do you adjust your bluffing strategy with different bluffing hands in tournaments?
80. How do you assess the equity of potential bluffing hands versus premium hands?

9. Multi-Way Pot Considerations

81. How do you adjust your hand selection in multi-way pots?
82. What types of hands perform best in multi-way pots?
83. How do you evaluate the strength of hands like pocket pairs in multi-way pots?
84. Why might you choose to fold marginal hands in multi-way pots?
85. How do you approach playing suited connectors in multi-way pots?
86. What are the risks of playing speculative hands in multi-way pots?
87. How do you assess the profitability of playing broadway hands in multi-way pots?
88. How do you adjust your hand selection in multi-way pots when short-stacked?
89. What is the value of position in multi-way pots?
90. How do you balance your range in multi-way pots?

10. Adjusting to Opponents

91. How do you adjust your hand selection against tight opponents?
92. What is the strategy behind widening your range against loose opponents?
93. How do you assess the playability of speculative hands against aggressive players?
94. Why is it important to adjust your hand selection based on opponent tendencies?
95. How do you evaluate the profitability of playing small suited connectors against passive opponents?
96. What are the risks of playing broadway hands against aggressive opponents?
97. How do you adjust your hand selection in heads-up pots against different opponent types?
98. How do you exploit weak opponents with your hand selection?
99. How do you balance your range against opponents who play unpredictably?
100. How do you adjust your hand selection when playing against experienced opponents?

These questions are designed to cover a wide range of scenarios and strategic considerations, helping poker students to enhance their understanding of hand selection in No-Limit Texas Hold’em.