pot-committed

He didn't want to raise, but he was pot-committed, and there was a slim chance something good might come down the river.

True Lu 2009

He didn't want to raise, but he was pot-committed, and there was a slim chance something good might come down the river.

True Lu 2009

He immediately moves in, and I make a crying call, knowing I must be trailing but pot-committed.

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

He immediately moves in, and I make a crying call, knowing I must be trailing but pot-committed.

TAKE ME TO THE RIVER Peter Alson 2006

In other words, in poker terms, the investors are probably pot-committed at this point and are hoping to catch a miracle card on the river to cash out. reply

Xoom Raises $20 Million Series E Duncan Riley 2005

Stuey obviously was not happy, but he was pot-committed and made the call.

One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

Stuey obviously was not happy, but he was pot-committed and made the call.

One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

Stuey obviously was not happy, but he was pot-committed and made the call.

One of a Kind Nolan Dalla 2005

Or do they hope Kayak can scuttle the sale, given that Kayak has raised more VC funding (i.e., investors are more pot-committed) and some other exit could be devised for ITA (alternate sale or IPO)?

Google travel spat causes even more conflict - The Term Sheet: Fortune's deals blog 2010

At that point, Y went all in and X (who now had bet more than half of his stack) thought he was pot-committed and had to call, so he did.

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