Mansion Poker Review

Software & Graphics

Score
	9.0

Mansion Poker is the poker division of the hugely well known Mansion Casino and they spent alot of money developing an software package that could compete with the industry leaders.

During 2007 they moved their poker software over to the OnGame network to further expand the game variety and player traffic available at their tables. However they still continue to offer crazy Guaranteed Prizemoney tournaments which Mansion has become famous for. There really is no better value available online for poker tournament players..

The Software is fast and reliable and continues to offer all the key features that an online poker player comes to expect these days such as note taking and hand histories.

The Mansion software also offers great statistics functions and offers hand histories and statistics to download which enable direct import into poker statistic software packages such as Poker Tracker and Poker Office..

Despite all this functionality the software remains lightning fast and really is a delight to use.

Player Traffic

Score - Ring Game Traffic
	8.0
Score - Tournament Traffic
	9.0
Accepts US Players?
	U.S.A Players NOTaccepted

Traffic is reasonable at Mansion Poker, and it has improved significantly since it's move to the OnGame network during 2007, but it still does not compete with the big boys of the industry but instead offers a medium player base but lots of action. The massive guaranteed tournament schedule with huge overlays means that Mansion enjoys excellent tournament traffic.

Despite have a more limited player base (although Mansion is one of the fastest growing poker rooms online) there always seems to be plenty of choice at all the low to mid stake levels. There is also some action at the stakes bordering on the higher limits, but for the really high limit stakes then Mansion is not the place to turn to.

During peak times you will find approximately 9,000 cash game players and as many as 45,000 tournament players, which is a very good player base and there should always be plenty of games available for your selection.

Player Toughness

Score
	7.0

Mansion Poker scored lower in this category just simply because you will find a higher than average field of more experienced players and professionals here. They are attracted by the player traffic and the tournaments that are held at Mansion Poker.

Of course due to the level of player traffic you will also find masses of bad players but it is a bit of a minefield with so many professional players thrown into the mix.

Game Variety

Score
	8.0

As mentioned before there always seems to be plenty of action at Mansion poker despite it's medium sized player base.

There is limited traffic at the less popular varieties of poker, but there is plenty of action at the regular poker tables.

In terms of stakes then you will find action all the way up to the $10-$20 stakes but limited action above these stakes.

Bonus / Promotions

Score
	7.0

It won't be long before Mansion is a slang word for "overlay" - these guys are trying to build their player base up and they have taken the approach of offering massive overlays to attract the players in.

Each and every week Mansion offer a schedule of tournaments which guarantees $500,000 of prize money. With a different tournament every night ranging from $20,000 guaranteed all the way up to $150,000 guaranteed there is plenty of choice. Usually the tournaments only get about half the required number of players to meet the guarantee and so each and every night Mansion are funding most of the prizemoney and they have funded millions of dollars over the past year or so that they have been running this tournament schedule.

On top of this on the last weekend of each month Mansion hold the "Big One" a $750,000 guaranteed prizepool tournament and there are qualifiers to win a seat in the big one all the time. If this still isn't enough for you then Mansion offer a excellent signup bonus of 100% up to $500 and $15,000 worth of freerolls each month for it's players.

If you are a tournament player and you haven't got an account at Mansion then you need your head looking at - because you won't find this kind of value at tournaments anywhere else on the internet. So open an account at mansion now to take advantage of this.

Customer Support

Score
	6.0

Mansion Casino and Poker Room is a global brand and the big brands like this always put customer service first.

The support service offered by Mansion is a little slow but they do answer you and deal with your query efficiently. There is a detailed FAQ on their website to give you fast answers to frequent questions and they have 24 hour support by most methods you can think of.

Deposit / Withdrawal Options

Score
	9.5

Mansion Poker offers a number of the most common forms of deposit.

Visa, Mastercard, Neteller, Moneybookers, Wire Transfer, Checks, and Player to Player transfers.

Withdrawals can be made via all the usual methods and processing times we found to be very fast.

Rake

Score
	8.9

The Rake at Mansion Poker is pretty much in line with Industry standards.

The rake per hand in general is around the 5% mark up to a maximum of $3 or $1 on the lower stake tables. No rake is taken from the micro limits tables which is something a bit different to the industry norm.

Security

Score
	10.0

Mansion Poker is part of a global brand and a public company and as such security isn't really a concern.

Mansion has this to say about their software security:

" The Mansion system infrastructure is similar in set-up and security to systems used by large financial institutions. The privacy of your information is of paramount importance to us and we adhere to strict confidentiality and privacy policies."