2008 WSOP Forecast, Day Fourteen: Trending Up

Today is the 14th day of the 2008 WSOP running at the Rio in Las Vegas, and two more events kick off in the Amazon room. There is yet another No Limit Holdem event, and something new, a mixed Pot Limit Holdem + Pot Limit Omaha event. Over the last two years the bulk of the events were No Limit Holdem, or some form of Holdem, with a sprinkling of Stud, Omaha, Razz and other one-offs. This year the trend is moving upwards in complexity with more mixed games than ever before. Does this signify an industry-wide upward trend?