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I really just wanted to know if the low (micro?) limit games are for those who just play any hand and hope to win, or if it's possible to get good at winning those games.

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It is possible. The key is to widen your starting hand standards so that you too are cold-calling with almost any two cards. This puts you on equal footing with everyone else to dish out the massive suckouts.

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That is really bad advice. When people post about their difficulty winning in soft games in the small stakes forum, they can expect to be told sarcastically to move up to $100-$200 immediately, but in the beginners forum such jokes should be avoided.

When people call too much, value bet more. That is a very important skill to practice. Rarely slow-play. If people will call on the flop with no pair and no draw, there is little reason not to bet with a monster on the flop. Don't bluff or semi-bluff.

People will still hit crazy runner-runner draws. That's a sign the game is good. Very frequently, they will pay you off the whole way with a weak draw or a weak hand, and quietly fold on the river or at showdown. The net result is that you will find these games much more profitable than if your opponents were more selective. Some people beat $0.50-$1 for abut 5 BB/100 despite the high rake, while 2 BB/100 is a fine win rate in a tough game with a proportionately low rake.

It is not right to play garbage in response to losing a few hands against garbage. You can play more loosely against loose players than you can against tight players, but you still want to play hands that are going to be profitable on average. When someone incorrectly limps with hands like T9o, than makes marginal hands like ATo worth more. I would fold with ATo in early position in a tight game, but it is a profitable hand in early position in a loose game. A hand like J7o should lose in any type of game except from the blinds or to steal the blinds.