pot committed
Unable to fold as a strategically correct play, given the current pot oddsUnable to fold as a strategically correct play, given the current pot odds (ratio of pot size to the cost of a contemplated call).
Meaning
1 sensesUnable to fold as a strategically correct play, given the current pot odds (ratio of pot size to the cost of a contemplated call).
The pot is $900, and your stack is $70. You are pot committed. You are forced to go all-in if the villain raises, even if your hand is weak, or else you are forfeiting the chance to win $900.
Forms
more pot committed, most pot committed| Comparative | more pot committed Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most pot committed Lesson |
regular
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.