[metroholografix]

I played online during the golden years (2003-2010), made a lot of money but also witnessed the progression of the game from shooting fish in a barrel to becoming significantly more demanding, even at low stakes.

I started playing one table at a time, then two and ended up at 4 (6max NL holdem). One thing that always bothered me, especially when the HUDs + pokertracker became necessities, was that no poker site allowed you to switch usernames in order to nullify playing history that your opponents had accumulated.

Eventually, this ruined the game for me as it completely changed the dynamics and took away a lot of possibilities and excitement. I also saw limit holdem be completely destroyed by algorithms and bots, long before it became so obvious that most stopped playing it altogether. I don't play these days but I'm wondering as to what extent shorthanded NL is being algorithmically exploited.