Re: \"Pot Committed\"
That example is a little vague.
A better one would be...
You and your opponent both have 5000 chips. You have KK in LP and raise it to 1000 before the flop, he calls from the BB.
Flop is all undercards and he bets 1000, you min-raise to 2000. Turn appears to be a brick. He checks, and you bet 1500 to lure him in (not the smartest move, but it's for illustrative purposes), he calls.
River is an Ace -- not the card you wanted to see. While you'd be happy to check it down, your opponent bets his last 500...you've got 500 left. Do you call? There's already 9500 in the pot, and it would only cost you 500 to call. With pot odds offering you 19:1, and the chance that your opponent is playing a lesser hand, at this point you're pot committed...even if you're 90% sure that your opponent has an Ace.
Make sense?
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