Micro stakes poker, which consists of limits ranging from $0.01/$0.02 to $0.10/$0.25, is filled with loose players who live and die with top pair, and are willing to call with just about anything to see the flop. In short, these players present you with excellent opportunities to whittle away at their stacks and increase profits. But in order to do this, you need to know how to properly bet against micro stakes players, and here are a few tips for doing just that.

Tip #1: Make Bigger Raises -The first thing you need to throw out the window in micro stakes games is the idea that 3x-4xbb preflop raises are going to scare anybody off of a hand. If you make a 4xbb raise in $0.01/$0.02 Holdem, you’re only betting $0.08, which won’t dissuade a micro stakes player from calling. And this can be a big problem if you’re holding pocket aces, and three other players decide to call your 4xbb raise to see the flop. So keep in mind that you’ll be forced to make 10xbb raises or more (depending on the table) to scare off potential callers.

Tip #2: Overbet with the Nuts – One nice thing about playing in micro stakes games is that players are willing to call big raises with far less holdings than those at higher stakes. For example, some players are willing to risk their whole stack with second or third best pair. With this being said, you can usually get more value out of the nuts by overbetting. For instance, if you hold As-Ts on a board of Ks-9h-3s-Qs, you can bet two or three times the pot size and still expect a call on this obviously dangerous board.

Tip #3: See Lots of Flops – Not everything in the micro stakes is about overbetting and making big preflop raises. In fact, you can also put yourself in some favorable situations by being passive preflop with suited connectors and small pocket pairs just to see flops. Once you’re on the flop, you can try to outplay others because micro stakes players are well-known for being bad postflop players.