Commerce Mid-Limit

[Coasting]

After reading posts here about the 9/18 through 20/40 limit games at Commerce, I’m probably going to plan at least a weekend trip there, and maybe a vacation to try them out. I’m interested in more information on a couple of points, though.

Is applying SSHE principles by-the-book the best approach for these games? I would assume it would be if they are loose, but it seems like I’ve seen some conflicting opinions posted here about whether to vary from SSHE strategies in these games.

I’ve also seen differing accounts about how loose the games are. From some comments, it sounds like there is a lot of pre-flop raising and cold-calling, with raised multi-way pots being common. Other comments suggest that three players to the flop and chopped blinds are common. Is it just that it varies with the limit, or with the time of day or day of the week? Or is one type of game the norm?