We can go round and round about what a player can do at a table, but the crux of the problem is that no matter what stakes or table you sit down @, you have to bring your skill set, assess the situation, and try to beat the game. If you don't beat the game, you have to learn how to beat the game. Anything a player does to you, you could do back to him or her and vice versa.
The common denominator in beating games is that the more mistakes players make, the easier it is to beat them if you are playing optimally or at least making better decisions than they are. Again, you have to play enough hands and make enough right decisions for this to work out. If you're consistently not moving up, then you are consistently not making sound decisions or haven't played long enough yet.
Good luck turning things around.
