jmbreslin 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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 pay2) $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 cash4) $.25-.25 10-max PLO8As 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) Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I threw my disc in the garbage. No joke. Link to post Share on other sites
Canuckickstan 2 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 They gave me $25 in Nov and it is now $500. Easy money if you can handle on game software. Their MTTs are soft. Link to post Share on other sites
Dratj 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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? Link to post Share on other sites
Canuckickstan 2 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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. Link to post Share on other sites
jmbreslin 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 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 $19! Link to post Share on other sites
chrozzo 19 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 blackjack?on UB ive turned a free 10$ into 250 and again into $120weeeeee Link to post Share on other sites
Jariso13 1 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 Yah I would stick with micro cash...the sngs r gonna be half a crap shoot. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 My buddy has $850 on Mansion and we can't figure out how to get it out.Any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites
cardcore 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 My buddy has $850 on Mansion and we can't figure out how to get it out.Any ideas?put in for a withdrawal in the cashier? Link to post Share on other sites
jmbreslin 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Cappy37 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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! Link to post Share on other sites
j2k99 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Sheiky 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 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. Link to post Share on other sites
Balloon guy 158 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 put in for a withdrawal in the cashier? We won't ship to the USWe don't do checks, or chequesWe 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 Link to post Share on other sites
gobears 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 We won't ship to the USWe don't do checks, or chequesWe 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 serviceMansion 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. Link to post Share on other sites
a__thekevlar__2 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 make it rain Link to post Share on other sites
I_fold08 1 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 is it me or does this thread seem like a rerun Link to post Share on other sites
mase_gotsem 0 Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 BG tell your friend ill give him 550 for his 850 and a box of cigars . Link to post Share on other sites
jmbreslin 0 Posted May 29, 2008 Author Share Posted May 29, 2008 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. Link to post Share on other sites
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