Be patient. A lot of Texas Hold’em poker strategy is based on the cards in your hand.

You must be ready so sit through a series of poor hands, for example 5-8, 2-6, 4-9, without becoming impatient.

Don't waste your chips trying to make something out of nothing. Better cards will come!

Watch the face-up cards. All of the face-up cards are community cards that all players share.

You need to focus on what those cards could mean to other players’ hands as much as you focus on what they mean to you.

It is especially important that you keep your eyes open for the other players’ straight and flush possibilities.

Show no emotions. When you look at your cards, be careful not to reveal anything with your reaction – whether it’s a facial expression, a sigh, or a deep breath. That’s why the word “poker face” was coined: showing no emotions.