Using Texas holdem winning strategies will give you an understanding of these playing
strategy basics that is needed for all levels of competitive play, however solid intermediate and expert poker usually requires extensive research of the more advanced game tactics.
Hold'em is basically a high card game. The players holding two good high cards have the best chance at the best hand or a draw to the best hand after the flop. From early betting positions only play strong hands will stand a raise or multiple raises. Play medium strength and other playable hands from the later positions if you have a good chance of seeing the flop at a reasonable price.
Play them very aggressively, play strong high hands most of the time. Take all the raises you can get. If you don't thin out the competition, you reduce your chances of winning. Plus, your aggressive play before the flop can add credibility to any strong play you might want to use on the next round if a garbage flop falls and you want to try a steal.
Choosing to play a starting hand is the most important decision that you will make. A pair of aces is statistically the best hand to be dealt in Texas Hold'em poker. Texas Hold'em is commonly played both as a cash or ring game and as a tournament game.
One of the most important things in this game is, knowing how to evaluate your hand. The strategy of playing each hand can be very different according to the strength of your hand, for example on a strong hand a player might want to try to appear weak in order not to scare off other players with weaker hands and on a weak hand a player might try to bluff other players into folding. There are several ways to evaluate your hand strength, two of the most common are counting outs and using calculators.