While the November 4 election was centered on the tight race between Joe Biden and Donald Trump, there was actually a much smaller issue on the ballot in Colorado. Colorado Amendment 77 was a vote to allow citizens in the state’s three gaming hubs – Black Hawk, Central City, and Cripple Creek – to decide whether or not they want to increase or remove betting limits in casino games, including poker.
Due to a 2008 law, maximum bets in Colorado were capped at just $100. As such, hold’em games at venues like Golden Gates Poker Parlour, which hosts several Mid-States Poker Tour (MSPT) and Heartland Poker Tour (HPT) stops each year, are spread either as limit or spread-limit $2-$100.