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WSOP Circuit · Lincoln

WSOP Circuit – Thunder Valley (September–October 2026)

24 Sept – 5 Oct 2026 · Thunder Valley Casino Resort, California

Official scheduleRegister & structure

Northern California's WSOP Circuit stop at Thunder Valley near Sacramento is already under way as October begins, running to 5 October 2026.

What is on

The World Series of Poker lists this stop as 24 September to 5 October 2026 at Thunder Valley Casino Resort. The calendar page does not publish buy-ins or the event-by-event schedule, so none are quoted here.

Getting there

Lincoln is in Placer County, around thirty miles north-east of Sacramento, which is also the nearest airport.

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Frequently asked questions

When is the WSOP Circuit at Thunder Valley?

24 September to 5 October 2026, per the World Series of Poker's own Circuit schedule.

Is it near San Francisco?

Not especially — it is a Sacramento-area property, roughly two hours by road from the Bay Area.

Source: World Series of Poker — WSOP Circuit schedule (event name, start and end dates, host venue, city and state), retrieved 2026-10-01. Last checked 2026-10-01. Figures are as published by the sources and may be incomplete.