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I'm with Ginogino - smallish pairs are generally a poor holding against 2-3 opponents so if you cant reduce the field throw them away

i play heaps of shorthanded and play the smallish pairs very much as you describe which seems to work well - your description of players chasing you to the river with overcards is accurate and for that reason i often think its right to bet the river despite an overcard or 2 as the $$ in the pot will often get them to call with ace high - a common holding