The Poker Bankroll Blog is for sale

Tuesday, June 4th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

Hi all

Having taken the decision to wind down my online activities, I have decided to sell the Poker Bankroll Blog. Check out the listing on Flippa. The highest bid right now is 300$ and I make on average 50$ per month on link sales.

Regards

Mark

Meemooz is a great source of travel articles – Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic

Sunday, February 10th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

This beach view image has been “borrowed” from the Internet. I’ve unfortunately never actually been there.

Travel articles on Meemooz: Your next exotic vacation ought to be in the Caribbean

On the easternmost tip of the Dominican Republic is Punta Cana, a location with numerous vacation properties. Famous for its magnificent beaches and clear waters, Punta Cana is an escapist’s dream. Its 32km long stretch of white sands placed against a background of swaying palm trees, are unmatched in the Caribbean. These endless, pristine beaches are the foremost reason to visit Punta Cana. Scores of Europeans, mainly Spaniards, rush to take advantage of Punta Cana’s pleasant climate. It has one of the most arid landscapes in the Caribbean. If you want to share your Punta Cana experience with others, then travel articles on Meemooz are a great way to record your grand vacation in Punta Cana.

The city has a host of hotels that entertain a wide variety of clientele from around the world. 70% of the tourist population at Punta Cana is European or Latin American. The hotel designs in Punta Cana vary from basic architectural plans to low-rise mega complexes designed by well-known Spanish architects. Several Punta Cana resorts and complexes boast of lavish beaches and pools, stunning gardens, and comparatively new concepts in architecture.

The number of Latino celebrities opting to vacation in Punta Cana is steadily increasing and they generally rent private villas inside exclusive compounds. Vacationers are advised not to expect a particularly North American experience in Punta Cana. The European influence is widely noticeable and a lot many locals still have a sense of possessiveness about their little island paradise. Essentially, the ambience is that of ‘Europe in the Tropics’. For instance, vacationers will find more formal dress codes, a greater interest in soccer as compared to football, and vintage red wine rather than scotch and soda at dinner. Hotels are conscious of the cultural differences between their North American and European visitors, and do their best to make visitors as comfortable as possible. Visitors to the island usually participate in Punta Cana’s vibrant and pulsating nightlife. The best time to travel to Punta Cana is from November to March, when the weather is generally good. During these months, day temperatures are in the 80’s while nights are cooler at around 60°F. If you want to keep track of all your experiences in Punta Cana, a free travel journal on Meemooz is a great service, which makes it easy to share your experiences with friends and family.

Cherish those special memories for life with a free online scrapbook

Sunday, February 10th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

A special under-water memory on an awesome holiday in Thailand

A free online scrapbook on Meemooz allows you to cherish special memories

Scrapbooking is fun, there’s no doubt about that, and when you can preserve those good times in the digital world, life becomes so much easier too. If you are in the mood to put together a family legacy it’s probably time to consider a free online scrapbook on Meemooz. Click photos, make notes, but you don’t have to get hold of some messy glue, simply upload them online. It’s a great way to document the good old times and it’s exciting for the kids and adults as well. You could make it a family activity to be shared with friends and family who may be thousands of miles away. If you haven’t yet found a free online scrapbook you may want to try a service like Meemooz. It’s a convenient way to create a family diary and share it with only those you want to.

One of the biggest advantages of an online scrapbook is they offer plenty of ideas for layouts, so if you are new to the art of scrapbooking you can always use them as a reference point. After that, it is all up to you to unleash your creativity. While you have a choice of layouts you can always change them around until you are satisfied. In addition, there are many other tools and other add-ons to help you create a wonderful scrapbook. You don’t have so many options when you start messing around with paper. Besides, a free online scrapbook is an ideal way to preserve those memories without the hassles of it being lost or damaged. A birthday bash, wedding, family vacation, your romantic getaway, are just a few ideas to get your scrapbook going. They make awesome gifts as well. The choices are endless when it comes to scrapbooking. Go ahead and register for a free online scrapbook today.

Cherish your travel experience with a free online travel journal

Friday, February 8th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

A taxi driver in Beijing – what a crazy travel experience that was

Save your travel experiences on Meemooz

That thrilling trip to the Blue Mountains, the Black Forest, or those equally exciting adventures to the beach at Ipanema or the snow capped alps, can remain fresh in your memory for years. However, there’s always the danger of memories fading away, which is why it is always prudent to maintain a travel journal. A paper bound journal has its limitations while a free online diary like Meemooz comes with plenty of benefits. Save your travel experience on Meemooz, share it with people you wish to, and cherish those memories for a lifetime. Your online travel journal is guaranteed to remain safe, never get lost or stolen, and allows you to store photos and notes in an organized manner. It’s so easy to insert pictures and share your adventures with friends. If you want to see what a travel experience looks like on Meemooz check out A short guide on how to do business in Singapore.

Maintaining a journal of your travels can be loads of fun.  Be it your trip to Orlando or an Alaskan cruise, you can add photos and pen your thoughts so easily with an online diary like Meemooz. You can also reprint all that stuff later on. Besides, there’s no worry if the originals are damaged or misplaced since they are safely stored online. The good thing is you can record whatever you want and even pickup postcards of the places you visit and add them to your journal. All this can be so easily organized on an online travel journal like Meemooz. You can organize travel experiences in single units focused around a calendar with information of each day of your travel. Besides, you can control who has access to your notes with the added privilege of individuals reading customized versions for their eyes only. If you truly want to cherish your travel experiences and share it with close ones, it’s time to sign up for a free online travel journal account.

Free online journal – an easy way to share your thoughts

Friday, February 8th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

My thoughts: I want to go back to this place soon.

The free online journal on Meemooz allows you to share your thoughts

Often, one of mans closely hidden secret is his diary – a place where we can keep track of our random or special encounters, experiences, thoughts, and just about anything that crosses our mind or touches the inner sanctums of our heart. Sometimes, we’d like to share those too. And what better way could there be than with a free online journal. Without doubt, our computers and the internet have taken over from the good old pen and paper. This has inspired many sites like Meemooz to help people create, maintain, and share online diaries. While the objective could be to network a bit, a free online journal is different from social networking sites where the sole focus is on building network. With an online diary you can share your thoughts and information with those who matter to you most rather than look to build a network. A lot of people have already started using Meemooz as their online journal. Here’s an example of a guy who went to a Saturday party at Tanjong Beach Club on Sentosa Island.

A free online journal like Meemooz is a place where you can let out all the stress and indulge in a bit of storytelling. There’s nothing to stop you from becoming playful with content and be as contemplative as you wish to when sharing your thoughts. Besides, you don’t have to worry about others finding out about your little secrets. It offers all the privacy you need, which you can customize based on your preferences. Wouldn’t it be great to share experiences with other storytellers? Get to know about ordinary people rather than be filled with news about politicians, celebrities, and nuclear power that threatens the very existence of humanity. It’s all about small people, ordinary human beings like you and me with desires, aspirations, and individual opinions. That’s the beauty about a free online journal like Meemooz. Go ahead and express yourself. It’s free and doesn’t take more than a couple of moments to sign up and get started.

Share your adventures with a free travel journal

Tuesday, February 5th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

Old school city scenery in Beijing – great stuff for a travel journal

Use Meemooz to share your adventures with a free travel journal

A free travel journal is an excellent way to document your life experiences on a trip or vacation. It’s a great way for family and friends to communicate, see where you are, and share your experiences. What you want to enter into your journal and what you want others to see is entirely up to you. Often, we perceive the virtual world to lack personal touch but a free travel journal on Meemooz lets you feel as personal as possible, just as you would with a paper bound diary. So, if you want your friends and family to get a fuller picture of your adventures, all you need to do is add some photos and you have a great presentation. It also lets you interact with social media sites and have comments posted to your Facebook wall. Not to mention that the search function on Meemooz is a great source of good travel information such as A guide to the Singaporean public transportation system.

There are so many benefits of keeping a travel journal. All the interesting things you see and do could easily be forgotten in the hustle and bustle, which could easily be documented in an online diary like Meemooz. Jotting things down as they happen helps us record many moments that could otherwise just pass by as a fleeting thought. A free travel journal can be updated regularly, shared just the way you want, and made as exciting, enlightening, and entertaining as you desire with photos and comments. You could be doing fellow travelers a world of good as you begin to share tips and thoughts on just about everything from how to save on airfares to the best restaurants to visit in Paris, the cheapest hotels in Morocco, and much more. Often, travel experiences that you share could inspire so many. And it doesn’t have to be only about happy moments. The serious stuff can often be eye-openers too. Keeping an account of things that didn’t turn out quite so well during your travels will help you refrain from making the same mistake. It’s a great way to reflect on those moments from a different perspective as well.

Get a free online diary on Meemooz

Saturday, January 26th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

Record your private memories and experiences in a diary on Meemooz

Do you need a free online diary – Meemooz is your answer?

 I’m the kind of person who loves to write down stuff that happens in my life. And I definitely want to keep some of my experiences and thoughts completely private. Instead of writing these things down in a book, which could get lost or stolen, I like to use the free online diary on Meemooz instead. This way I can add a password to my diary account, and the information is in a lot of situations more secured than in a book. On Meemooz it is really easy to register an account, and you can use the account both as a free online diary and as a great way of sharing your non-private experiences with friends and family. Check out the latest meemoo on Meemooz about a guide to the Singaporean public transportation system. It will give you an idea about how your diary entries will be structured. As you can see, diary entries (or meemoos) are built around a calendar, where you add your thoughts and experiences on individual dates in the calendar. I think this is a great way of organizing information.

Get a free travel blog on Meemooz

Sunday, January 13th, 2013 | Mark | Off topic | No Comments

Do you want to save your travel experiences so you can relive them again and again?

Can you be bothered with a free travel blog?

If you’re the kind of person who has never written a diary on a holiday nor taken pictures with the intent of sharing them with your friends and family, then there’s no need for you to read the rest of this article.

If however, you are looking for a great way to share pictures and experiences with friends and family then a free travel blog on Meemooz could be just the thing for you.

On Meemooz it is easy and free to register an account and there are no annoying adds on the site. In addition, you get some great functionalities on your Meemooz travel blog, which you don’t get  on other travel blog sites. These functionalities include: full control over who sees which parts of your travel experiences, ability to add co-authors to collaborate on shared experiences, Facebook integration, and a search function to search other people’s travel experiences for inspiration.

If you want to see what a travel blog looks like on Meemooz, here’s a recently published meemoo about a holiday to Malaysia and Singapore.

Pros and Cons to Online Poker

Monday, January 7th, 2013 | Mark | Poker and Life, Poker Articles, Poker News, Poker Tips | No Comments

The UIGEA curse

Playing poker is  exciting by itself, but playing online poker open more possibilities  than just spending a good time at a real physical poker table with your  friends, and yet you can invite them to join the fun on the Internet.  However the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 (UIGEA)  made illegal gambling for American and American-based financial  institutions that stopped their involvement with gambling sites  including poker rooms, to avoid , money laundering, bank fraud, and  violation to the gambling law.

Is poker at all legal?

Overtime, there has been too much confusion about the legality of  online poker for American citizens due to ambiguity defining the gaming  or gambling category poker falls into. According to the New York state,  poker is a game of skills, not chance, hence it should not be considered  voided by the UIGEA, in fact actually it is legal to play online poker  as long as the company has a brick and mortar presence in such state.  However, there are several pros and cons that you should know before  engaging in playing online poker, even if you do not live in the USA.

So what’s the fuss all about when it comes to online poker?

Poker Pros The main pro to playing online poker is that you do not have to go  anywhere to spend a good time, and even try your skills to win some real  money in many cases. Poker can be played from your home and bring  additional advantages including:

1. Online poker websites accept people from all over the world, including US-based participants
2. Online poker rooms are open 24 hours a day all year round for your convenience
3. Many poker rooms are available as training schools so you can practice without risking your hard-earned money

A word of caution if you’re from The United States….

However if you are an American citizen it is always prudent to read  first the site disclaimer and terms of service to make sure what it the  site’s approach to the UIGEA or the posterior law provisions that  regulate a particular website. As in example, New York-based online  poker services are allowed by law and there is not problem for Americans  playing a hand at such places. Poker Cons Even though, online poker keeps being a controversial topic because if  it involves money, no matter how small is the rake nor how high is the  stake because betting money will always bring to your attention legality  matters involved with online gambling and the infamous Unlawful  Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006. Therefore, keep in mind that  among the cons to play online poker you will find:

Geographical location restrictions if you live in the United States Withdrawn restrictions if the money destination is a bank in America Financial trouble if you live elsewhere and you are not aware of gambling addition.

The easiness of playing online poker and other gambling games was in  part responsible of bringing the UIGEA in America and federal  restrictions in some other countries of the world exactly because being  so easy to play online from your home or office at anytime of the night  or day contributed significantly with an increment of gambling addiction  that in the worst case scenario led people to bankruptcy.

Obviously, the UIGEA considers other legal aspects noted on top of  this article, but when online gambling turns into a health problem,  there is no law that can regulate human behavior, but only the expert  medical aid. This is why you must evaluate the pros and cons of online  poker and play wisely even if this game is only a pass time that you  play randomly, or you are just beginning to play, even if you are not  playing real money on it.

Author Bio: Stevie Clapton is a part of a great resource called BingoSites.com where you can find all the tip and tricks to finding the best online bingo sites.

Becoming a Better Poker Player

Monday, January 7th, 2013 | Mark | Poker Articles, Poker Strategy | No Comments

If you chose to read this article than I guess you play poker. It doesn’t really matter whether you play once a week, every day, wishes to make a living out of it, play online or live games – In this article I will share with you a few important tips for becoming a better poker player and thus making more money wherever you play. So, grab a pen and a paper and let’s begin…

1. Start with the Fundamentals

Every professional poker player started by learning and mastering the basics of the game and in order to move forward you’ll have to start with the fundamentals. This means knowing how to play from various table positions, which cards to raise with from which position, when to play tight or loose, knowing your odds to make a better hand, calculating pot odds, knowing who and when to bluff and so on. I know it may sound a lot, I know you may think you know it all but until you master the fundamentals of the game, you will keep on making silly mistakes that will cost you money. So, start with the basics and move on because they are the foundations of every strategy guide in poker.

2. Read Various Poker Guides

You should always learn when it comes to poker because there is no right or wrong strategy, they are all right and wrong because every strategy suits different players and different game types. When you know various poker strategy guides, you are able to play any table you wish whether online or at live games. You learn the players and the game whether it’s tight or aggressive and you adjust the right strategy to that specific table and game. Phil Ivey plays one way, Chris Ferguson a whole different way but knowing both will make you a better player and one that can play at various tables against all kinds of players. Click here for comprehensive and professional poker strategy articles and guides.

3. Learn From the Pros

Well you can’t really take a course from Phil Ivey, Daniel Negreanu or Antonio Esfandiari, but you can watch videos of them playing cash games and on tournaments. Watching the pros play is a great way to learn and understand how they think, why they played that specific way and basically learn poker from the pros at the most important time of their lives – When they play big cash games and tournaments. Watch the videos, analyze them, listen to the commentators and if necessary take notes. It’s not just a hobby and about fun, it’s one of the best ways to learn from the top players in the world.

4. Play as Many Games as You Can

I’ll tell you something that you already know but maybe forget at times – The more you play, the better player you become. It’s real simple actually, there is no substitute to experience and so the more you play, the more experience and confidence you’ll gain and the better player you’ll become.

5. Play against Various Players and Opponents

A great way to learn the dynamics of the game and how different players think and play is to play against various opponents. You can find all types of players around the poker tables, among them tight players, loose players, players that bluff a lot, players that bully the table, players that gamble and chase cards, players who talk too much, players who are confident and know poker, players who know nothing about strategy and are basically donkey and much more. Learning to play against all these kinds of players will give you a great advantage and edge around the table and will help you make serious money knowing to adjust the right play and strategy against any of these opponents.

6. Control Your Game

Poker is a skill game that involves strategy, psychology and a little bit of luck. When I say controlling your game means playing calm around the table and not make mistakes. When you feel you’re on tilt, angry or upset take a small break, cool down and when you feel you are calm and concentrated on the game, continue to play. A lot of players keep playing while on tilt, make horrible mistakes and basically lose their bankroll. Everything can happen in poker and you’ll suffer bad beats or bad plays as well just like any other player. A great player know when to take a break and relax so when he’s back to the table, he can fully concentrate on the game and control his emotions, his mind and his game in order to win.

7. Learn from Your Own Mistakes

This is probably the most important tip I can give you on the road to become a better poker player. You’ll will make mistakes and play bad sometimes and that’s natural, there’s nothing wrong with that. Remember how you played, understand your mistakes and figure out how you should have played better so next time you won’t make it again. Even the best player in the world (Phil Ivey) makes mistakes to this day but he always learns from them in order to master his game and become even better – You should do the same and who knows, maybe one day you’ll get to play against him face to face.

These are crucial and important tips I wanted to share with you in this article in your way to poker success. Take these rules seriously, treat poker like a job rather than a hobby and you’ll be able to make a lot of money as well because it’s not about luck, it’s about skill, determination and self-control.

See you around the poker tables…