Mansion Poker Review

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Mansion Poker Review

Due to U.S. legislation preventing credit card companies from collecting payments for wagers made by U.S. residents, Mansion Poker has determined to suspend all real-money gaming business in the United States.

Mansion Poker was one of the few really serious stand-alone poker operators to launch in recent years, offering players poker, casino games and a sportsbook through just one account. As an independent poker site, Mansion wasn’t part of any network and developed its software in-house, with great options and customizing ability as a result.

Mansion Poker also built a fairly decent player base from scratch - no small feat in the online poker industry - by offering some of the best promotions in the world, including monster freerolls and huge added-money tournaments with big overlays.

Looking to expand their game variety and player volume, however, Mansion has switched over to the Ongame poker network, dramatically increasing their game offerings and player base. Their unique guaranteed tournaments, including weekly $150,000 and $110,000 events, are expected to continue though, providing excellent per player value.

The Mansion Poker software was excellent, but players shouldn't notice too much of a difference with the switch as the Ongame network software is known for first-class graphics, speed and design also.

The games at Mansion Poker are mainly low-stakes Limit and No-Limit Texas Hold'em, with the bulk of the games being very loose and fast. With the move to Ongame, they've now added Omaha, Omaha Hi-Lo, Seven-Card Stud and Five-Card Draw as well. There are also plenty of lower buy-in tournaments and freerolls with great value.

The traffic volume overall has received a big boost from joining Ongame. Real-money player statistics as of March 2008 show 9,000 ring-game players at peak hours and 45,000 tournament players at peak hours.