Mansion poker review
Mansion poker is one of the new guys in the
poker room arena, this isn't to say it isn't any good.
I checked out the site and was impressed with the
professionalism and look of the design and rooms.
However looks can be decieving but not in this case.
The fact it isn't the biggest room does not mean its
not one of the best. Below I will outline what is
hot and whats not about mansion poker.
The download
The mansion poker site doesn't offer an instant play
feature but saying that the download is simple and
is an all in one download and not an exe file which
might cause problems for antivirus software. Signup
is simple and depositing quick and easy. With a low
min deposit of £10 which is ideal for occasional
players. After download free money tables are avaliable
which I reccommend a quick go on just to familarise
yourself with the set up.
The lobby
I feel the lobby needs a mention in this review. On
most poker rooms the lobby is rather full on, in your
face and hard to navigate. The Mansion lobby is simple
but classy. It is spread out so you can see all the
information and don't click on the wrong tournament.
The lobby on Mansion is by far the best for search
and sorting options as well as ease of use. One VITAL
missing feature is the balance of your account on
show all the time. I found this annoying but at the
same time the tournament amounts are all round figures
and so it is simple enough to know how well your doing.
The tables
Well I have to be honest, Mansion does not have as
bigger variety of sit and go and jackpot games like
other sites. However it does have a large amount of
cash tables and a fairly average amount of players
at most times of the day. Mansion offers its tournaments
differently to its fellow competitors which I for
one love! Mansion takes its fees out of the prize
pot and not directly from the players. This means
although you win slightly less, if you don't win you
get one free tournament out of 10 compared to other
rooms. With regards to play on the Mansion tables,
I quite like the laid back play out of the tournaments
I have played. Mansion offers casino and sportsbook
options and so like other sites, some of the players
are really not that good and so Mansion can be a real
money maker. As already mentioned above, the mansion
tables are slightly different to other sites and it
is reccommended a quick play on the play money tables.
The software has some funky features like the ability
to move your position on the table. Mansion is bespoke
software and is rather snazzy looking. One area that
is not practical is the table doesn't pop up on your
turn to act and it is sometimes harder to immediately
notice when its your turn to act as the notification
is rather suttle.
Bonus amounts
Well there is a 100% signup bonus up to $1000*. *Bonus
conditions are avaliable on the Mansion poker site.
I personally think the best bonus with this site is
the mansion $100,000 daily tournaments, yes I did
say DAILY. To play in these daily events you can buy-in
directly for $100 or alternatively you can enter $10
Re-buy or $20 Freeze-out super satellites.
My thoughts
Mansion is up there with the established names and
even the smaller rooms with the best customer service
and offerings. I haven't found any major problems
with the site but there are several niggles that do
sway me from using Mansion as my primary room. I shall
be entering the 100k tourny and I will be playing
on this room as I like most aspects of the site, including
the ease of use and large amount of cash games. I
think taking the fee out of prize money is a much
better idea for new players who are still learning
the game, but if your a confident player, playing
high stakes then a fee to play might be better. I
love Mansion for its nice features and easy players
but the fact it isn't always as busy as other rooms
is not as good for a tournament player like me.
Mansion has its quirks and has some
good features as well as good customer service, nice
big tournaments and good variety of poker games. I
reccommend a good evening on the 100k tournament for
a direct buy in for less than a night out and a kebab
:-D
