Tricky hand observed on stars last night...

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Position isn't making a huge difference here. Switch the positions and JJ89 is still going to have a tough decision.
He is going to have to evaluate whether is set is best when the LAG is probably betting out or check-raising the flop a lot of the time.

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But the LAGS position preflop is what created this situation [i.e. having to decide whether or not to commit a deep stack to middle set]

I think the smooth call showed a ton of strength.