Because the taste of what he did quickly turned to ashes in his mouth, and he realizes that he's gained nothing in his pettiness....
He lied to Zeev and had me thrown off a meaningless board, yet he never bested me in an argument there. And now he's actually lost his chance to do so, (as if he ever had one... let's say he's lost his opportunity to try). The big hole in his foot is not the mark of a crucifixion... it's where the poor fellow shot himself.