Vengrin Correctly Lays Down Top Set

[user197301]

Level 5

Omaha-8:

We missed the betting on the flop, but with the board reading {5-Diamonds} {K-Hearts} {9-Diamonds} {7-Clubs} Matt Vengrin found himself in a pot with three other players. The player in the small blind checked, as did the big blind, and Vengrin fired a bet as he told our PokerNews field reporter "I'm going to double up on this hand."

The boasting did not discourage his opponents, however, and all three came along to see the river.

River: {Q-Diamonds}

The action was checked around to the player holding the button, and he threw a bet of 400 into the pot. The small blind folded and Vengrin mucked as well, folding two red kings face up. The player on the button said "I only have a five" while showing down his {5-Hearts} {2-Hearts} {J-Spades} {3-Hearts} . This declaration made Vengrin sick and he turned to the player in the big blind, saying "you had better have a flush."

Vengrin's fold of his top set turned out to be a good one after the big blind tabled {J-Diamonds} {2-Diamonds} {4-Diamonds} {K-Spades} for the winning diamond flush, and while the beat must have been discouraging, making the correct lay down may have bolstered Vengrin's spirits.