pot-committed
 

at what point does a player become pot committed?

I have a general rule that when someone is in for it all when they put a third of their stack in. thoughts?

Re: pot-committed
 

read Professional No-Limit Holdem

Re: pot-committed
 

PokerStars Game #12522481567: Hold'em No Limit ($25/$50) - 2007/10/09 - 01:54:43 (ET)
Table 'Arctica' 6-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: samh133 ($9115 in chips)
Seat 2: Genius28 ($5073 in chips)
Seat 3: seadonkey47 ($4592 in chips)
Seat 4: Bebop86 ($9498 in chips)
Seat 6: $tinger 88 ($6321 in chips)
seadonkey47: posts small blind $25
Bebop86: posts big blind $50
*** HOLE CARDS ***
$tinger 88: folds
samh133: raises $100 to $150
Genius28: raises $400 to $550
seadonkey47: folds
Bebop86: folds
samh133: calls $400
*** FLOP *** [Ah 6c Qd]
samh133: checks
Genius28: checks
*** TURN *** [Ah 6c Qd] [9d]
samh133: bets $800
Genius28: calls $800
*** RIVER *** [Ah 6c Qd 9d] [6s]
samh133: bets $2200
Genius28: raises $1523 to $3723 and is all-in
Genius28 said, "muck ur hand already"
samh133: folds
Genius28 collected $7173 from pot
Genius28: shows [Kd Jh] (a pair of Sixes)
*** SUMMARY ***
Total pot $7175 | Rake $2
Board [Ah 6c Qd 9d 6s]
Seat 1: samh133 folded on the River
Seat 2: Genius28 (button) collected ($7173)
Seat 3: seadonkey47 (small blind) folded before Flop
Seat 4: Bebop86 (big blind) folded before Flop
Seat 6: $tinger 88 folded before Flop (didn't bet)




never

Re: pot-committed
 

chad you are close, but a player actually doesn't become pot-committed until he has 36.4% of his stack in the pot

Re: pot-committed
 

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read Professional No-Limit Holdem

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don't have it yet

Re: pot-committed
 

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chad you are close, but a player actually doesn't become pot-committed until he has 36.4% of his stack in the pot

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why is it 36.4? I feel like this is a level.