I can not believe that I lay down a SET!!!!!!!

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Party Poker
No Limit Holdem Ring game
Blinds: $0.10/$0.25
6 players
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Total number of players : 6
Seat 1: Monster1970 ( $9.75)
Seat 2: rdkim1 ( $22.80)
Seat 3: bigdreams999 ( $20.65)
Seat 4: troms18 ( $23)
Seat 5: speider1 ( $7)
Seat 6: LePactoleSVP ( $14.30)
LePactoleSVP posts small blind (0.10)
Monster1970 posts big blind (0.25)


Pre-flop: (6 players) Hero is UTG with 8 [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img]
Hero raises to $1, UTG+1 calls, 4 folds.


Flop: 3 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] Q [img]/images/graemlins/spade.gif[/img] 8 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($2.35, 2 players)
Hero bets $2, UTG+1 calls.


Turn: 2 [img]/images/graemlins/diamond.gif[/img] ($6.35, 2 players)
Hero bets $6, UTG+1 calls.


River: 4 [img]/images/graemlins/club.gif[/img] ($18.35, 2 players)
Hero checks, UTG+1 bets $8.42, Hero folds.
Uncalled bets: $8.42 returned to UTG+1.


Results:
Final pot: $18.35

[censored]!!

I laydown set of 8 on the river...

Is it good laydown or [censored] donkey play?

Even if you strongly suspect that villian might have flush, do you still pay him off?

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