[QuickLearner]

Whoa, Scotty...bad day at the tables?

There was one network (onGame) which had a pretty well-publicized loophole through which you could access multiple accounts. I believe that it has been fixed, though. All sites, whether network or independant, are cracking down hard on multi-accounters. Cheaters get banned and their bankrolls get confiscated. I don't waste much time worrying about it.

As far as your comment about people buying in short, it's a perfectly valid strategy. I've played that way myself a number of times. It infuriates people when done correctly. Learn to play against short stacks and you won't have to worry about them. By the way, you don't need multiple accounts to play short. You just leave the table for a minute, and buy back in for whatever amount you want. It doesn't work at Pokerstars, so play there if you want to escape the rampaging short-stackers.

One more thing. If somebody "is lucky" at your table, wouldn't you rather him to be playing a short stack?