[quote="sejje"]

So, that being said, my sets are losing to bigger sets a lot.

I'm not as good at seeing leaks as some of you guys. I can almost never lay down aces or kings on the flop to a set, that's a leak I don't know how to correct.

Losing to a hidden set (pair in the whole) is painful and can be difficult to detect. Perhaps you need to look at the situation pre-flop a little more. If you have a medium pair (JJ,TT,99) and you have position or the game is not a full game, try putting in a decent sized raise. If your opponent reraises you can assume he has a bigger pair and therefore you can dump yours, this will avoid you paying out when you both hit trips. He might be reraising with AK, and if so you are only 6:5 favourite, but because he could have a higher pair, mucking might be advisable. With lower pairs, you often want to pick the pot up on the flop, so a raise might tell you where you stand.

Sets on the flop are arguably the hardest hands to lay down, though, and if you can do this when you're sure your opponent has a bigger set, you're a world class player! I wsih I could do it more often!

I assume you mean you can't lay down AA or KK to a hidden set? It's not difficult to lay it down to an open set (i.e. when the board pairs) but before you do so you should have a stab at winning the pot. Against a hidden set, maybe you are letting players see the flop too cheaply with a lower pair than AA or KK which becomes a set? Try raising more pre-flop. It is very tempting to try and trap players in with AA or KK, but remember that these hands are difficult to improve. Better to take a small or medium pot than lose a big one!