So I get this promotional mailing from Mansion Poker today with a no-strings attached free offer of $15 for opening an account (no deposit required). Far be it from me to turn down free $, so now I have $15 sitting in a Mansion Poker account and I'm trying to figure out the best way to start building a roll. Unfortunately the choices are slim on Mansion. Here are the candidates that fit with my playing schedule:
1) $1.20 NLHE turbo 10-man SnGs - blinds increase every 3 minutes(!) and only top 2 pay
2) $1.30 NLHE 10-man SnGs - blinds increase every 10 minutes and only top 2 pay (and terrible rake)
3) $.05-.10 5-max NLHE cash
4) $.25-.25 10-max PLO8
As much as I find low stakes NLHE cash games boring, I'm thinking that's probably the best option. The $1.20 turbos seem ridiculous with 3-minute blind levels, and I'm not crazy about the fact that the NLHE SnGs only pay top 2 spots. I enjoy PLO8 but the stakes may be a bit high for a $15 starting roll.
Thoughts? (If this is what Mansion has to offer, they're going to have a hard time building a customer base)
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What To Do With My Mansion $15
Started by jmbreslin, May 27 2008 07:19 PM
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 07:19 PM
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 07:21 PM
I threw my disc in the garbage. No joke.
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 07:28 PM
They gave me $25 in Nov and it is now $500. Easy money if you can handle on game software. Their MTTs are soft.
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 07:36 PM
QUOTE (Canuckickstan @ Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, 7:28 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
They gave me $25 in Nov and it is now $500. Easy money if you can handle on game software. Their MTTs are soft.
Nice. How'd did you do it?
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 07:59 PM
QUOTE (Dratj @ Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, 9:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Nice. How'd did you do it?
The bonus was up on like Nov 22nd so I played a $20 mtt with only like 50 people and won it for about $390. I had to get used to playing with bad players again, like back in the day.
I also do their $2.20 Mad tilt tourneys for a quick fix. 10 people pays 1st or 50 pays top 3.
RonnieMexico23 (10:37:47 PM): call me fat agian
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 08:52 PM
What's the story with those Mad Tilt tourneys? They seem to be pretty popular on the site.
Decided to start with the 5-max NLHE cash. Mansion roll now up to $19!
Decided to start with the 5-max NLHE cash. Mansion roll now up to $19!
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 08:53 PM
blackjack?
on UB ive turned a free 10$ into 250 and again into $120
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 09:08 PM
Yah I would stick with micro cash...the sngs r gonna be half a crap shoot.
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Posted 27 May 2008 - 10:01 PM
My buddy has $850 on Mansion and we can't figure out how to get it out.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 02:02 AM
QUOTE (Balloon guy @ Tuesday, May 27th, 2008, 10:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
My buddy has $850 on Mansion and we can't figure out how to get it out.
Any ideas?
Any ideas?
put in for a withdrawal in the cashier?
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 03:58 AM
QUOTE (Jariso13 @ Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, 1:08 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Yah I would stick with micro cash...the sngs r gonna be half a crap shoot.
The turbos are probably about 80% crapshoot. 3 minute blind levels and top 2 pay? Crazy.
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 04:43 AM
QUOTE (jmbreslin @ Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, 4:58 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
The turbos are probably about 80% crapshoot. 3 minute blind levels and top 2 pay? Crazy.
play some one dolla MTTs (if they have them). shoot for the stars!
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 05:48 AM
i actually played their casino site with the free $$ and built the br to about $90 over a few days. i cashed out right away and netted about $75!! since then, haven't played. Waiting for the next round of free $$ to arrive.
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 06:23 AM
Isn't this the site that won't let you cash out any of the money you make from their free bonuses like JM has received?
Imo JM, given that you're freerolling and the options are limited, you should be dead aggressive and try and run it up to something worthwhile.
Imo JM, given that you're freerolling and the options are limited, you should be dead aggressive and try and run it up to something worthwhile.
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 07:26 AM
QUOTE (cardcore @ Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, 3:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
put in for a withdrawal in the cashier?
We won't ship to the US
We don't do checks, or cheques
We won't help you in any way
'So what do we do?' Find someone that you can send the money to and have them send it to you.
Nice customer service
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"The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected." G.K. Chesterson 1900
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timwakefield, on 18 April 2012 - 10:38 AM, said:
Things are only rights because the government decides they should be rights.
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 07:35 AM
QUOTE (Balloon guy @ Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, 8:26 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
We won't ship to the US
We don't do checks, or cheques
We won't help you in any way
'So what do we do?' Find someone that you can send the money to and have them send it to you.
Nice customer service
We don't do checks, or cheques
We won't help you in any way
'So what do we do?' Find someone that you can send the money to and have them send it to you.
Nice customer service
Mansion closed their doors to US customers when the UIGEA went into effect way back when. At the time, they offered US customers the ability to do a wire transfer to withdraw any balance that was left over. Since that ship has sailed, maybe a peer to peer transfer to someone outside of the US who can then transfer the same $ on another site to your friend.
Of course this is assuming they have peer to peer transfer.
Man, I miss Mansion - they had those guaranteed $100K MTTs with huge overlays every day plus excellent rakeback. It was worth putting up with the software.
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 10:54 AM
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 01:41 PM
is it me or does this thread seem like a rerun
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 02:25 PM
BG tell your friend ill give him 550 for his 850 and a box of cigars .
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Posted 28 May 2008 - 05:51 PM
QUOTE (Sheiky @ Wednesday, May 28th, 2008, 10:23 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Isn't this the site that won't let you cash out any of the money you make from their free bonuses like JM has received?
Huh? Is that the string on the no-strings attached offer? Here's $15 to come play on our site, but you'll never be able to withdraw any money you earn? Maybe since I'm Canadian I'll have better luck...
I've switched my strategery. Lost $5 to donks at NLHE cash so I decided just to take the remaining $14 and play the $.25-.25 PLO8. I think I have a bigger edge over weak competition at that game and a better chance of running up the roll quickly. At some point I'll test the theory that I can't get the money out.
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