I just caught on to the fact that I was pranked by Doushi into beating him in what appeared to be a ladder game but was in actuality a practice game made to appear as a ladder game.
I should've realized when he wasn't stalling painfully. I actually complimented him on his fast play last turn.
Here's a link for the curious:
http://warlight.net/MultiPlayer.aspx?GameID=1262246