Elezra Doubles Through Simao

Joao Simao raised to 13,000 from middle position, Eli Elezra three-bet the pot to 44,000 from the small blind, and Simao called.

The flop came down , Elezra bet 30,000, Simao called, and the turn was the . Elezra bet, Simao raised, and Elezra's stack of 186,500 ended up in the middle.

Elezra:
Simao:

Elezra was ahead with aces against Simao's jacks and held up through the river to give him the double.

Elezra, though, stood up immediately from the table and left. Tablemates Rep Porter and David "ODB" Baker called him back to tell Elezra that he doubled, although Elezra said he knew, and was just getting up to throw things out.

"I knew that I won against his piece of sh*t hand," said Elezra.