Mansion Poker Heads Up Review

Mansion Poker is an independent poker room which has made a big impact since joining the market in 2006. Traffic volumes are relatively small (but are growing all the time) this is balanced by weaker opponents, generous bonuses and easy to use software.

 

Heads-Up Poker Games Available.

Mansion is a great destination for those players who enjoy heads-up poker SNGs. These are in No-Limit Texas Holdem format at a variety of buy-in levels. These start at just $5 going right up to a massive $5000 for the high-rollers. The most popular heads-up tournaments are at the lower end of the buy-ins from $5 up to $50. Blind levels are 10 minutes at Mansion Poker, which leaves room for your skill advantage to come into play. Unlike other poker rooms Mansion take their fee from the total buy-in instead of adding this. For example the $10 Heads-Up SNGs have a prize of $19.40.Taking such a small amount (compared to some other poker rooms) from each player means that there is more room for you to make a profit!

Other Games Available

There is a good selection of cash games, tournaments and sit and goes available at Mansion Poker. The players are predominantly tournament based, cash games are available but tend to get busy only at the lower stakes. In addition to Texas Holdem (No-Limit, Pot-Limit and Fixed Limit Varieties) there are Omaha (+ Hi-Lo) and 7 card stud (again + Hi-Lo) games readily available.

Mansion Poker features many tournaments with overlay prize pools. This means that the total prize available is greater than the buy-ins of the participants. The biggest overlay tournament available is the daily $100k which often features extra prize money of several thousand dollars.

Player Traffic

Traffic to Mansion is growing all the time. As of August 2007 this was up to around 4000 players at peak times. Remember to check regularly – this number is going up every month.

Poker Software

The software platform at Mansion Poker is one of the best around. Not only is it easy to navigate to the games you want but the client is very easy on your computers resources. The lobby is divided into three main areas – Games (cash games), Tournaments and Sit and Goes. From each area you then filter for game type, buy-in level and number of opponents. To find the heads-up games simply click ‘Sit and Goes’ then select the 2-player option – the full list is displayed immediately.

Bonuses and Promotions

The Mansion Poker sign-up bonus is a generous $500, this is matched to deposits – but with a twist compared to other poker-rooms. Instead of a bonus on your first deposit only, Mansion Poker allow this to be spread over your first three deposits. This is a great reason to check out Mansion – if you like what you see then the bonus is still available for you to deposit a larger amount later. Mansion give away cash with their overlay tournaments – but they also feature freeroll tournaments heavily in their schedule. Check out Mansion today for more details.