I don't get it? Where is the brilliance in this play? I understand the value of knocking out a player of his caliber but I think that the drawback of doubling him up is much greater and you're basically doing everything you can to do that.

If I was at your table I'd think you were purposely chip dumping no matter what he flipped over.

At any rate, if the goal is simply to get rid of him, call and hope for a reasonable bb who is after the same goal and check it down unless the flop comes down as it did, at which point, try to build up a side pot with the bb. I absolutely hate when people make this play and double up a shorty who's on his way out. I'm just a donk though so please someone enlighten me with the brilliant strategy behind an isolation move with a hand that's not that strong against a random hand.

That being said, his reaction sounds a bit sub-par but such is the game of poker. We all think we're better than the players who bust us about 90% of the time.