Regardless of the scratches he gained, the chef made a cheeky joke about his injury. "You gotta roll the dice sometimes," he wrote on Instagram alongside a graphic image of his bleeding elbow.
"The wave before this one, was one of my best barrels I have ever had. Super low tide at Restaurants with just a couple of guys out."
"So much fun with a little pain thrown in too.@kellyslater & @tomo_surfboards I sacrificed your board to save a bit more of my flesh on some exposed reef! #reeftattoo." he wrote.