[Rizen]

I'm not at all surprised that Party is just now starting to take action on a lot of these. Think about it for a minute, under their new software you can open up many more tables than their old software. A lot of people were multi-accounting using their old software so they could open up more tables at once (and thus generate more rake). Killing everyone that had multiple accounts prior to the upgrade probably would have costed Party a pretty penny for the people who like to 12 table SnGs. Now that the new software is out it doesn't cost them anything to do this, which is probably why they're much more active (not to mention that word got out that someone made 140k multi-accounting was probably bad for their image).

As far as the multi-accounting goes, as somoene who has had good results, and gotten them honestly, I'm glad they're cracking down. This only makes things easier for me as I no longer have to fight through top players multiple times to reach the final table. I hope the trend continues and I hope other sites start to crack down too.

Also, to a certain extent I know that every time I logon to play online poker instead of going to my card room I'm taking certain chances, and that I am being costed EV by people who multi-account, share hole cards via AIM, receive coaching via AIM, or any one of a number of activities I may or may not be aware exist that could go on. The games are still quite lucrative for me, so I continue to play them, but anything that makes the online game more honest is good IMO. We need 'Joe Poker' who watches the WPT every week to feel safe putting his money online. The second the 'new fish' stop feeling safe playing online will be the day online poker starts its decline. I for one, will hate seeing that happen.

-Rizen