When are you pot comitted?

[eddo31]

i think that there can be times when you are pot committed, but they do occur rarely. i think that if you miss a draw, or something like that, you can always fold, but if you hit anything, even if it is bottom pair, or something similar to that, and you are getting 20 to 1 or more, then you should call. i know that it seems like bad play, but you only have to win these hands very rarely for it to be profitable.

i agree with you though that people use the term pot committed far too often.