BODOG.EU RECENTLY MADE UPDATES TO THEIR SOFTWARE. ONE OF THE MAJOR CHANGES WAS REMOVING SCREEN NAMES AND AVATARS. MAKING ALL PLAYERS ANONYMOUS. THEY CLAIM THAT THIS IS THEIR WAY OF "LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD". THIS WAY "PREDATORY PLAYERS(SHARKS)" CAN NOT TRACK WEAKER PLAYERS. A FLAW IN THIS THEORY IS THAT NOW WEAKER PLAYERS CAN NOT AVOID BETTER PLAYERS THEY RECOGNIZE. ALSO, NOW THESE STRONGER PLAYERS CAN SIT ANYWHERE AND NOT BE RECOGNIZED. IN ONE OF THEIR RESPONSES TO ME THEY CLEARLY STATED THAT THEY DON'T MIND LOSING WINNING PLAYERS BECAUSE THEY CASH OUT. BASICALLY THEY ARE PURPOSELY DRIVING THEM OUT. I THINK IT'S ASHAME. THEIR SITE IS NOW A VERY GENERIC BRAND OF POKER.

I HAVE PLAYED ON SEVERAL SITES BUT FOR 10 YEARS, 90% OF THE TIME ON BODOG. PLAYING AN AVERAGE OF 4-6 HOURS A DAY. BESIDES THE MONEY ASPECT OF THE GAME, I THOUROUGHLY ENJOY PLAYING POKER. BODOG CLAIMS THIS NEW ANONYMOUS SETTING IS THE FUTURE OF POKER. I THINK THIS WOULD BE THE DEATH OF POKER. SINCE THE CHANGE I HAVE BEEN BORED TO DEATH AND LOST ENJOYMENT IN PLAYING. HONESTLY, IT DEPRESSES ME.

LET'S PUT PAPER BAGS OVER THE HEADS OF PLAYERS AT THE W.S.O.P. THAT WILL MAKE IT FAIR. WHILE WE ARE AT IT, NO BLUFFING OR PUSHING SHORT STACKS. THAT IS NOT FAIR EITHER. LOL.

IN ALL SERIOUSNESS, A BETTER PLAYER OR NOT. DON'T YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO YOUR PLAYING AGAINST? WHO WANTS TO PLAY AGAINST PLAYER X?

IN MY OPINION, ANONYMOUS ONLINE POKER WILL BE THE DEATH OF IT!!