Welcome to the October 1, 2007 edition of carnival of gambling.

This is the first volume of Jimmakos Blog Carnival and there were 11 articles submitted.

Mark Iverson presents From £250 to £4505 in 12 Months posted at Mark Iverson - Professional Sports Trader, saying, "Prepare your mind and the rest will follow". A trully remarkable article by my friend Mark every wannabe trader or gambler must read. It's one of those success (or failure) stories we come up from time to time only to give us courage and will to continue seeking what we are after. Mark is a full timer in Betfair, so if you are going to give it a go yourself, pay attention to what he says.

Pete Nordsted presents How to win on the Betfair markets posted at MidasOracle.org saying, "I am a Betfair accredited trainer and I have been trading on Betfair now for the last 3 years with a modicum of success and am now getting better by the month. [...] If you have the patience to study this data for a year I can almost guarantee you will become extremely successful when trading on these markets.". Pete has his own blog here and his own website here.

Ryan Russell presents DIY: 5 Steps to Becoming Your Own Financial Planner posted at My Money Thinks, saying, "According to the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards, financial planning is defined as “the process of meeting your life goals through the proper management of your finances.” With a small investment of time and energy, these 5 steps will help you become your own financial planner." An excellent article which might save you some money and make you control your own finances instead of someone else.

Jones Hansen presents Learn The Basics of a Texas Hold’em Poker Round and Learn How to Bluff In Online Poker like a pro posted at How to play poker free online tricks and tips. Basic explanation of the game of hold'em poker can be found there along with some generic guidelines you should have in mind before bulffing.

Steve Faber presents How to Avoid Foreclosure posted at DebtBlog saying, "It’s a growing problem in the U.S. right now. This morning RealtyTrac reported that foreclosures are up a stout 115%, year over year, for August. Foreclosure numbers have been growing for some time now. In August, 2006 they were up 63% year over year, from 2005. In addition the growth rate of foreclosures is growing, with the foreclosure rate for August up a robust 36% over July’s numbers. That’s a problem, folks.". A rather long but very informative post everyone should take a look and read about the "strategies to help you keep your home".

Ryan Russell presents Is Debt Consolidation A Good Idea? posted at Care on Credit, saying, "Debt consolidation comes in several forms, including credit counseling, balance transfers, and debt consolidation loans, so review your options carefully before making a decision."

You Been Blinded presents HE DIDN’T BET ON THIS posted at YOU BEEN BLINDED, saying, "BoDog founder Calvin Ayre has a stalker on his hands.. But it's a man."

Henry Bagdasarian presents Casino Room Charge Card posted at Free Identity Theft Prevention, Detection and Fraud Solutions, concluding that "Next time you stay in a casino hotel and are issued a paper or other type of casino room charge card, shred, burn or destroy it any other way. There is no point using it or even keeping it to worry about identity fraud, and remember, most likely you will be responsible for all charges whether authorized or unauthorized."

Pokerpenguin presents Today's Poker Penguin brought to you by the letter M posted at Poker Penguin, saying, "An advanced tournament strategy that will take your game to the next level." This is a brief explanation of the concept "M" mentioned in Harrington's books about tournament poker.

Henri Junttila presents 29 Concepts You Have to Know to Win at Texas Holdem Poker posted at the poker how to, saying, "List of concept I compiled while I was thinking what is important in poker". A fantastic article about poker terminology, tactics, strategy and advice. If you are just started playing online poker, you have to read this article to get you going, because you are definately going to need to know these stuff.

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