The Cheltenham Festival is one of the world’s most famous horse racing meets, one packed with Grade 1 races featuring the best horses and jockeys. Cheltenham takes place from March 14-17, which is also when the bet365 Cheltenham Champions promotion runs, giving you a chance to play for a share of €2,500 for free. So saddle up, take the reins, and race off with a bankroll-boosting prize for free!

The Cheltenham Champions promotion sees bet365 poker players compete in four value-packed freerolls coinciding with the horse racing festival’s most prestigious events. Three freerolls, the Champion Hurdle, Champion Chase, and Stayers’ Hurdle, feature €500 cash prize pools, with the Gold Cup freeroll boasting €1,000 in cold, hard cash.

All four freerolls have restricted entry, but gaining access is simple. All you need to do is be fast out of the stalls each day and either play five jackpot Twister tournaments with a minimum buy-in of €5 or stake €50 on qualifying Age of the Gods slots via the poker software, and that day’s freeroll opens to you.

Each day’s qualifying period runs from 3:30 p.m. GMT to 3:29 p.m. GMT the following day, giving you plenty of time to meet the entry requirements.

Cheltenham Champions Freeroll Schedule

Cheltenham Champions Significant Terms and Conditions

• Cheltenham Champions runs from 10:00 GMT on 13th March until 15:29 GMT on 17th March 2023.
• Qualifying periods run daily from 15:30 GMT until 15:29 GMT the following day with the exception of the first, which runs from 10:00 GMT on 13th March until 15:29 GMT on 14th March.
• In order to receive one freeroll ticket, you must play in five Twister tournaments with a minimum buy-in of €5 or stake €50 on qualifying Age of the Gods slots within the poker software during a daily qualifying period.
• In order to receive both freeroll tickets, you must complete both missions outlined above. You can complete each mission once to receive a maximum of two freeroll tickets per qualifying period. Both tickets can only be used to enter the Cheltenham freeroll assigned to that qualifying period. More details can be found in the Missions section of the poker software.
• Qualifying slots for the staking mission are: Age Of The Gods, Age of the Gods: Apollo Power, Age of the Gods: Book of Oracle, Age of the Gods: Epic Troy, Age of the Gods: Fate Sisters, Age of the Gods: Furious 4, Age of the Gods: Glorious Griffin, Age of the Gods: God of Storms, Age of the Gods: God of Storms 2, Age of the Gods: Goddess of Wisdom, Age of the Gods: King of Olympus, Age of the Gods: Medusa & Monsters, Age of the Gods: Mighty Midas, Age of the Gods: Roulette, Age of the Gods: Ruler of the Dead, Age of the Gods: Ruler of the Seas, Age of the Gods: Ruler of the Sky, Age of the Gods: Rulers of Olympus, Age of the Gods: Wheels of Olympus, Age of the Gods: Wonder Warriors, Age of the Gods Norse: Book of Dwarves, Age of the Gods Norse: Gods and Giants, Age of the Gods Norse: King of Asgard, Age of the Gods Norse: Norse Legends and Age of the Gods Norse: Ways of Thunder.
• All freeroll tickets received as a result of Cheltenham Champions can only be used to enter freerolls with the corresponding name. If unused, tickets expire once registration for the relevant freeroll closes.
• This offer is only available to new and eligible customers.

What Are Twister Tournaments?

Twister are bet365 poker’s take on jackpot sit & go tournaments, where the prize pool is randomly determined before the first cards are dealt. Most of the time, these three-handed hyper-turbo sit & go games have a prize pool twice or three times the size of each player’s buy-in, but they can payout up to 1,000 times the buy-in, making them potentially lucrative.

Buy-ins of €1, €2, €5, €10, €20, €50, €100, and €200 are available in the bet365 poker software, so there is a Twister tournament for everyone regardless of their bankroll’s size.

Twister Prize Probabilities

Start Your Bet365 Career With a €365 Welcome Bonus

You need a Bet365 Poker account to get involved in the Cheltenham Champions promotion. Those with an account can fire up the Bet365 Poker software, opt in, and start meeting the entry requirements. Anyone reading this without an account can download Bet365 Poker via PokerNews and become eligible for a sizable welcome package.

Regardless of your initial deposit size, new Bet365 Poker customers receive a €365 redeemable bonus that releases into your account as you play real money cash games and tournaments. You receive 10 Status Points for every €1 or £1 you contribute to the cash game rake or pay in tournament fees.

The first two €2.50 bonus payments release into your playable balance once you earn 25 and 50 Status Points, respectively. The following 24 increments land in your account each time you earn 100 Status Points, with the remaining installments redeeming after every 250 Status Points earned.

In addition to the €365 bonus, you also reel in a €1 Twister ticket, a free spin on the Welcome Prize Wheel, and some special welcome missions where you earn one-off prizes