set over set

first you have to calculate the odds someone else has a pair as well as you--then the odds that person makes a set with you--then the odds you go broke (ie non coordinated boards) it's not that high. I've only been in one such situation in months. (although that was in a situation that my opponent played really weird for three aces... lol)

But I usually fold small pairs against people who I know won't pay a set off unless they have me beat so... lol.

I'd spend a lot more time reanalyzing why you went from 300-400 to 150 as THAT's the problem here way more so then the set.