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In low-stakes games, winning requires targeting weaker players (recreational or "fun" players). Many regular or professional players focus their profit strategies on these opponents.

However, simply sitting at a table with weak players isn’t the end goal—your real objective should be to bust the bad players before other regulars do.

When playing against these players, one of the key tasks is to trigger their emotional fluctuations, i.

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e., tilt them. Note: This doesn’t mean being rude or annoying at the table, which can drive players away. Instead, it’s about applying in-game pressure to frustrate your opponents. These emotional reactions will cause them to play worse and make more mistakes.

Today, I’m sharing insights from pro player Nathan Williams’ strategy article, which explains in detail how to tilt weaker opponents.

**Use Position to Your Advantage**

Having position makes tilting your opponents a million times easier. Position allows you to raise limpers, 3-bet them, float, bluff, and extract more value.GGPoker

Consistently applying pressure will eventually tilt your opponents (again, from a gameplay perspective—through your bets and raises, not your social behavior). When you act last, executing your plan becomes much easier. For this reason, I relentlessly pressure weaker players whenever I have position.

This also means I generally avoid Zoom or fast-fold poker formats. In these modes, opponents and positions are randomized each hand, making it impossible to maintain positional advantage over specific players. Tracking software data also becomes less useful since you might see the same opponent only once every 10-20 hands—far from sufficient information.

**Weak Players Love Limping; I Love Raising**

You’ve got position—now what? In low-stakes games, weak players frequently limp into pots. They enter with nearly 50% of their hands, hoping to see a flop "cheaply." The easiest way to annoy them is to start raising with a wider range. After being denied cheap flops repeatedly, they’ll often become frustrated and play recklessly.

Personally, I raise with any playable hand: any pocket pair, any two broadways, most Ax hands, most Kx hands, almost all suited connectors, most suited one-gappers, and even most suited two-gappers or three-gappers.

If there’s a regular player to your left, only adopt this strategy if that regular is tight and passive. If they’re aggressive, it becomes much harder to isolate the weak player with a wide range. Fortunately, most low-stakes regulars are relatively passive.

**C-Bet Frequently on the Flop**

Post-flop strategy is straightforward: lean toward aggressive actions. When my opponent checks to me, I almost always make a continuation bet. This is especially effective against opponents with no history against you, as they’re more likely to give you respect.

That said, if my c-bet gets called, I usually shut down on later streets—especially when holding air. If your opponent is a calling station, avoid bluffing too often; it won’t work.

The main reason for increasing your c-bet frequency is that opponents miss the flop most of the time, allowing you to take down many pots uncontested. Even when they hit something, we still have chances to improve on later streets. With position, we fully control the flow of the hand.

**When Do Weak Players Tilt?**

If you follow this strategy against weak players—raising wide preflop and c-betting frequently post-flop—you’ll win many pots. This is because opponents often miss the flop, which frustrates them.

Eventually, they’ll become aggressive in certain pots, hoping to win back some chips. Most of the time, they’re bluffing. It’s worth noting that unless you have a strong hand, proceed with caution in large pots.

A "strong hand" here doesn’t necessarily mean the nuts. Top pair can be considered strong because when your opponent’s bluffing frequency increases, your ability to catch bluffs and value bet improves. In large pots, you don’t need the nuts to beat them. But when you do have a premium hand (like AA preflop or a flopped set), the payoff can be especially exciting.

**Conclusion**

Many players today forget that profits actually come from weak players. When you play, this should be your primary goal: extracting chips from weaker opponents.

Remind yourself that these players lack deep understanding of the game, but they’re not idiots. If you just sit around waiting for AA, they won’t pay you off much.

The best approach is to sit behind weak players and bet/raise frequently—especially preflop and on the flop. Eventually, you’ll pick up strong hands (even just top pair), and you won’t have to worry about getting paid.