Luck vs. Skill

[ThomasDayton]

I find in my new found love of poker that at smaller stakes and cheaper buy ins that a lot of times (though you feel you are doing everything right "by the book") that people suck out wins more often because they stay in just on a prayer and a string. I have not played large stakes (though I go to Atlantic City once a month and play a $40 buy in tourney [won it once!]) but I seem to see that at larger stakes and buy in's it more of poker by the book and so skill. Where as small stakes (not to mention play money) there is a lot of luck. Does any one else see this and is poker by the book still the way to play at every level or should you compainsate some how at lower stakes?