How to play against loose SNG opps

If the blind structure is pretty quickly increasing, but my stack is not yet an all-in stack, how do I play?

I'll talk in terms of M because I think in those terms from playing MTTs

Say my M is around 10 and it's down to four handed.
All of the opponents have similar stacks.

When the opponents are tight I can steal the blinds with almost any hand and have it be EV+ and pretty much force them to lose their chips slowly

But if they are loose... I can't steal the blinds nearly as easily
Then they call flop bets with any piece
I realize the counter strategy would be to wait for good hands and good flops, but I don't know how tight or loose I should be.

1. What kinds of hands are good enough to limp with? Probably none since you want to raise, right?

2. What kinds of hands are good enough to raise with in this situation where the raise is mostly for value?

3. How do I play bottom pair and middle pair on the flop and after if my bet gets called and I don't improve?

[The_Bankroll]

1. If they are loose and calling a lot of raises with anything, (i'm assuming you're making standard 3xBB raises) then I think your best option is to start stealing blinds with pushes. someone loose may be willing to call 300 of their 1500 chips with a Q9s, but maybe not their entire chipstack

2.4-handed, a lot of high card hands and mid pairs go up in value. ATs, KJs, TT, 99 all go up in value here, and should be raised for value. however, when you stack is that size relative tp the blinds, be careful with smaller pocket pairs. with things like 55 & 66, i'm push/folding here

3. I say still continuation bet if you hit a pair on the flop, because they can't get a piece of the flop every single time, and you might pick up the pot right there. if you get called, proceed with caution on the turn. bet out again only if you think they are on a draw and missed, and in that case I would push the turn with middle pair. otherwise, check it and be cautious if yo don't improve.

[PokerPatNEU]

1. Try not to raise to steal against really loose opponents unless your cards can back you up if he decides to play back. Steal from tighties, play loose guys with hands. I never limp when the blinds get high, unless i have a monster and think someone will raise behind me, or i'm in the SB and theres already been a limper and i know the BB is tight pre flop so i'm getting a good price if i'm confident he'll check. At this point in tournies people are looking for good opportunities to push and steal, so i'm always careful not to put money out there by limping in thats vulnerable to an over the top raise. I don't want to fold 1BB after limping when my stack is only 12BB.

2. The obvious answer to this one is basically any hands that are likely to be ahead of the hands your opponents are holding. I raise for value 4-handed with any hands that have two cards higher than T offsuit...QJ, KJ, AJ, AQ, AK, and all the same hands with the T's thrown in if it's suited, KTs, ATs, QTs, JTs, and any pairs higher than 77 in position, higher than 99 out of position. These are all hands that are easier to play post flop short handed, because if you catch a piece of the flop its usually going to be the best hand.

3. If you raise KJs from the SB and the flop comes down QJx, you will leak chips if you are check/folding because of the Q. Mid pair is pretty strong heads up, epecially if you raised pre flop and your M was 10, you're almost pot commited at this point anyway. I might just push this OOP and pray he doesn't have a queen, your stack isn't really deep enough to bet for info and then fold if he comes over the top. This is read dependent of course, if i know my opponent will fold any non-Q hand to any significant bet, i might just bet half the pot.