Quote Originally Posted by Tyshalle
How should I play small pairs? Should I ditch them in early position or limp and hope nobody raises? If somebody does raise should I call, even from late position? My assumption with microstakes is that I should look to hit a set, if I don't on the flop should I bet like crazy if my pair is an overpair? What if it's not and somebody raises half the pot?.
It depends, it depends, it depends. I will typically fold low PP in the first few positions. The trouble with having so many callers is that your hand needs to be that much stronger to win.

Quote Originally Posted by Tyshalle
What if I have a decent pair like QQ in early position?
It's into that region of high pairs that can sometimes stand on their own. My advice would be to read the table, and don't open fold QQ from any position. See below.

Quote Originally Posted by Tyshalle
What kind of raises do people respect in microstakes? Last night I frequently raised 4x the BB and got four or five callers. It seems like nobody respects pre-flop raises at all. Should I avoid raising pre-flop and just hope I hit a better hand on the flop?
A lot of $0.02 players think in absolutes. it's quite common to see someone raise 10xBB ($0.20) just because $0.10 doesn't seem like a lot of money. Just because someone has put $0.20 down, doesn't necessarily mean they have AA and you should drop your QQ. Read the player, remember what they've shown down before, and trust a good read. Raising to isolate becomes quite hard, so you're typically only raising for value. Play the best hands and it won't be an issue.

Quote Originally Posted by Tyshalle
These might seem like standard questions, but I'm approaching them from a microlimit mindset which seems like a completely different world. I feel like I more or less know the answers to these questions in higher limit games and even in tournaments, but playing 0.01./0.02 feels like I'm playing in the play money games.
Play the best hands, that's all you can do. Because a lot of players at this level bet in absolute amounts, often their bets will tell you the strength of their hand. Use your position, your pot odds and your patience and you'll do fine.