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Yup. Pairs plunge in value. The people saying simple tight play will get the money in these games, and that so much value is gained and the outcome is so influenced by what goes on preflop, are wrong, when so many people go to the flop and then past it. Your hand establishes much more of its value on the flop and post flop than it does in regular games. You're not going to clean up in these games waiting to triumph with big pairs. Even two pairs will often become the bottom hand at show down, not the winner. To win in multi-way pots, you need multi-way friendly, not multi-way vulnerable, cards. Draws become the order of the day, and you'll be competing against many of them almost every hand.