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Overall Score: 9.09/10

 

Traffic:

Mansion Poker was created in 2005 and is a proud member of the Ongame network generating traffic in the upper-segment of the industry.  May ‘08 Real-money players statistics show 9,500 ring-game players and 45,000 tournaments at peak hours.

Score: 9.5/10

 

Promos/Bonus Codes:

Mansion Poker Promotions and sign-up bonuses are incredibly competitive and change over time. See below for a list of standard and special promotions.  For the complete list visit Mansion Poker Promotions Page.

• Exclusive iPokersites sign-up promotion: Mansion Poker will match 100% of your first-deposit up to $550.
• Daily Tournaments with $5,000-$20,000 cash prize pools
• Weekly $50K, $110K, $150K Tournaments
• Refer-a-Friend: $50 to you if your friend earns 100 Mansion Poker Points

 

The Mansion Poker Points (MPP) system works as follows: Every player who contributes to a pot in a given hand accumulates 0.1 MPP’s for every $0.10 raked by the casino.  The maximum amount of MPP’s that can be earned in any given hand is 3.  You also earn 5 points for every dollar paid in tournament entry fees. These points can be used to redeem first-deposit and reload bonuses or gain entry to “point entry only” tournaments and Freerolls.

Score: 9/10

 

Software:

Available as a download client only, the Mansion Poker 37.5 MB software is very solid and ranks particularly well in terms of its reliability and security of personal information.  Although the customizable game play options are slightly lacking, the software makes up for it with unique statistics provided and in-game functions.

Table:

The in-game graphics are 3-D and clean (not as much in the no-download client but still good) with fast, smooth game play.  The table colors and backgrounds are ll customizable as well.  One customizable option that is pretty rare are the in-game hot keys for folding, raising, etc.  It’s just one of the few ways Mansion Poker tries to create a relaxed, complete poker playing experience

 

The statistics functions available in the table view are incredibly helpful.  They provide personal statistics such as win percentage, viewed flop percentage, showdowns won, etc.  Also, they provide rare, personal all-in statistics which come in especially handy in the No-Limit games. Finally, the hand history functions are very well done and are exportable to a local hard drive for analysis.

 

The notes functions, allowing you to make descriptions of other players and grade them, are easy-to-use and very helpful in the long run.  With regards to multi-table play, Mansion Poker allows you to play at up to four different tables simultaneously.  Although the multi-table play generally runs without hesitation, some older computers do have trouble accomodating it.

Lobby:

In the Mansion Poker lobby you can view the long list of ring-games and tournaments by poker game, stakes, limit and the number of players at the table or on the waiting list. There are also valuable table stats provided including average pot size, viewed flop percentage and hands per hour.

 

In addition, the Mansion lobby is where you can set your customized game play settings, deposit money with the cashier and fill out a submission form to redeem your player points.

Score: 8.5/10

 

Games:

Mansion Poker hosts offers No-Limit, Pot-Limit, and Fixed-Limit games of Texas Hold’em, Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud, Seven-Card Stud Hi-Lo and Five-Card Draw. The smallest stakes are $0.10/$0.20 and get as high as $50/$100 for No-Limit games and $1,000/$2,000 in Fixed-Limit games.

Score: 9.5/10

 

Competition:

For a site on the Ongame network – which hosts some of the top poker talent in the UK and Europe – Mansion Poker still has some pretty soft-competition and loose games at the low-to-mid stakes/limit tables. Viewed flop percentages on these tables range from the low 30’s to as high as the mid 50’s.

On the higher stakes No-Limit and Fixed-Limit tables, however, the competition admittedly gets pretty tough.  Only venture to these spots if you are supremely confident in your poker playing abilities.

Score: 8/10

 

Rake Structure:

No flop, no drop policy in effect.  Mansion Poker’s rake is the industry-standard 5% of the total pot with a max rake of $3 on tables with six players or more.  For the lower-limit tables and for hands with less than six players the maximum rake drops off.

Score: 10 /10

 

Customer Support:

Mansion Poker offers its players 24/7, live-chat, e-mail and telephone support. All three provide helpful service and quick responses, and the staff is both polite and knowledgeable.

Score: 9.5/10

 

Financial Information:

Both Mansion Poker and the Ongame network have flawless track records with regards to financial security.

• Deposit Options: Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, check, inter-account transfer, NETeller, MoneyBookers, Eco Card, UKash, Instadebit, Delta, Swith, Solo.
• Withdrawal Options: Visa, Mastercard, bank transfer, check, inter-account transfer, NETeller, MoneyBookers, Eco Card, UKash, Instadebit, Delta, Swith, Solo.

Score: 8.5/10