Re: Commitment Threshold question (theory)
This seems to be a common misunderstanding about the concept of the commitment threshold. The commitment threshold is the point where you need to form you commitment plan. In other words it is the point where you need to decide under what circumstances you are committed and what circumstances might change that decision. It is not the point where you are actually committed to the pot. In general that would be when you have
A) Put more than 1/3 of you stack in the pot because
B) You are building a pot for value, as opposed to betting as a bluff/semi-bluff and
C) There is a possibility of facing further bets from villain because he can raise you or bet again on a later street.
In this situation it is perfectly OK to bet and charge a likely draw. You can fold if check-raised, and if villain bets on the river you can decide to call or not based on how likely you are to be beat since even if it puts more than 1/3 of your stack in, you are closing the action.
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