[TGoldman]

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Here's the thing with middle set in Omaha 8: you need your opponent to not have a top set most of the time. Because when you get all in with middle set against top set, you're practically dead, but when you get all in with middle set against say a flush draw, two pair or double draw, your opponent still has a decent amount of equity. This is especially true when there are low draws on the board (but not the case here).

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Phil, this is a right on. I got stacked today (yet again) holding middle set vs. top set. Until today, when I flopped middle set I used to say to myself, "Set vs. set is rare and that fearing top set is weak-tight thinking that costs more money than it saves." Set vs. set situations may be rare, but it does happen. And when you have middle set and someone plays back at you, considering your equity vs. other likely draws vs. the dangers of running into a bigger set and the risk/reward of continuing might not be there.