Colorado poker players can now enjoy traditional no-limit hold'em and pot-limit Omaha cash games with 100 big blinds or more.

The state has officially gotten rid of the betting limits rules that have been in place since gambling was legalized. Players were never allowed to wager more than 100 $ on a single bet, which affected not only the maximum bet allowed on the casino-supported games, but also the type of poker game that could legally be spread.

Instead of playing no-limit hold'em cash games, the poker rooms only had the option of running limit spread games for $ 100 max bets.

In November, Coloradans voted in favor of Amendment 77, which gave lawmakers in three cities that contain the entire state gambling market the opportunity to lift these restrictions. Elected officials from Black Hawk, Cripple Creek, and Central City voted to lift the limits.

These changes went into effect on Saturday, and the poker options have already changed. The state's two largest poker rooms, Ameristar and Golden Gates, are already offering $1-$3, $2-$5 and $5 - 10 non-limit Hold'em cash games.

The maximum buy-in for 1 $ 3 $ at both casinos is 300 and both offer a maximum buy-in of 2 $, 000 at 5 $ - $ 10 level. However, for 2-5 $, Ameristar limits the buy-in to $,700, while Golden Gates is 1 $,000.

Both rooms continue to host six-player games to comply with state authority restrictions, but a representative from the Golden Gates Poker Room stated on a poker forum that the facility plans to start offering nine-player games from May 16, unless otherwise directed by the health department.

In 2010, similar law changes were made to Florida poker rooms, which sparked a regional boom as people started flocking to poker rooms after the changes were made.