Final PokerSavvy / Mansion Update

I promised I would keep you up to date on the PokerSavvy promotion at Mansion.  It sounded to good to be true, but I have found that it is exactly as advertised.

I have received the funds from both Mansion and PokerSavvy in my Neteller account.  The only hitch was having to send copies of my driver's license to Mansion, but I considered that a minor inconvenience.  Within 24 hours of emailing the ID to customer support and requesting a cashout, I had the funds in hand.  On the PokerSavvy side, the SavvyPoints were in my account within a day or so of completing the promotion.  All it took was a quick email to support and they converted the points to cash and dropped it in my Neteller account.

I couldn't be happier with this promotion, and the next time I'm looking to do a little bonus whoring I will check out PokerSavvy first.

A Nice Reward

I've been playing well lately, and the bankroll is up substantially.  I've decided that it's time to use some of those winnings for other endeavors.  Now I have the opportunity to let my poker hobby fund some toys for my other hobbies.  In this case, the other hobby is photography, and I've cashed some funds out from Neteller to order a shiny new digital SLR camera. 

This is significant for me, as it marks the first time that I've built my poker bankroll to a level that I can cash out significant funds and still have a playable bankroll left over.  It's a nice feeling, sort of like the feeling you get when you pop open that first cold beer of a long weekend - like you know there are a lot of good times ahead.

PokerSavvy / Mansion Update

Just a quick update on the status of the incredible promotion that PokerSavvy is running with Mansion poker.  The deal is - deposit $50, play $50 anywhere on the site, get 900 Savvy points (or $90 cash) from PokerSavvy.

As I posted previously, I signed up and completed the promotion last week (the whole process took about and hour and a half).  When I returned from the lake last night, I checked my account and found that the 900 Savvy points had already been posted to my account.  I've emailed support and asked them to deposit the $90 into my Neteller account - so far, so good.

I do have a caveat about Mansion.  I don't think it's a huge deal, but you should definitely be aware of it if you are considering doing this promotion.  Mansion requires you to send them copies of the front and back of your driver's license before they will allow you to cash out.  You can send it by fax or email, so it's pretty painless, but it does add to the cashout time.  I sent mine to their customer support email address last night, and recieved a notification today that they were processing it.  Tonight, I will be requesting a cashout for my $80 balance at Mansion.  I will definitely let you know how that goes.

Back to Work

I can think of many places that I'd rather be than work right now.  The good news is that I'm feeling refreshed after an uber-relaxing four day weekend at the lake.  The bad news is, well, I already told you the bad news - I'm back at work ;)  I've just got to get through the day here at work, so I can get back to work at the poker tables tonight!  I've got to tune up for this weekend when I'm heading over to Caesar's Indiana with a couple of buddies to play a little live donkey poker.

Happy belated Independence Day to everyone here in the States!

PokerSavvy and Mansion Poker

Alright, here's the deal. I got an email from Matt at PokerSavvy, the good folks who have put on a couple of nice blogger freerolls so far and offer online poker room promotions similar to VPP and PSO. They are running an insane promotion at Mansion Poker right now.

Sign up for Mansion through PokerSavvy, deposit $50, wager $50 anywhere on the site - poker, casino or sports book - and you get 900 Savvy points. 900 points will normally get you $90 worth of gift certificates or an iPod shuffle at Savvy, but for this promotion, they will actually credit $90 direct to your Neteller or Paypal account!

I signed up and completed the promotion tonight (just now, actually). The shocking part is that Mansion is actually quite good. I had very low expectations going in, because I had never talked to anyone that had played there. The software is surprisingly nice and very smooth. Player volume looks pretty low, but I was able to find a decent selection of games. It looks like mostly cash game players there, as I waited about 10 minutes for a $5 SNG that never filled up.

My strategy with my $50 was to buy in for a .25/.50 NL game for the max and play through the $50 in wagering. If I lost, no big deal (lose $50, but meet the wager requirement and gain the $90 Savvy bonus). As it turns out, it took about an hour to wager through the $50 at that game. In the process, I felted two shorter stacks and left the table with a little over $80. I completed the entire process - sign up with PokerSavvy, download and sign up with Mansion, make the deposit, and play through the requirement - in about an hour and a half! Actually, I could've done it in about 30 min, if I'd have skipped the poker and just put the $50 on Brazil over France in the World Cup.

I plan to cash out the $80 from Mansion and have the $90 from Savvy put into my Neteller account. I'll let you know how smoothly both of those processes go.

For right now though, you should definitely check out PokerSavvy. They have a couple of rooms that are not represented at either PSO or VPP, and their bonuses and promos look fairly easy to clear (though they're not all as easy as the Mansion promo ;).