Spoon is absolutely right, it's imperative to forget about it and move on - and that's exactly what I did - right after I noted the play so I could follow the guy. The whole reason I posted this was to let others see how to let it roll of your back.

You're so right about the mentality of the game. One thing I've learned in the 9 mos. I've been playing is that if you are having fun and loose (mentally, not playwise) you can make better decisions and play better in general. You stop worrying about things that don't matter - what if I lose a buy-in, what if I look like an idiot, what if whatever. You play your game and learn - and learning is definitely +EV, right? Tilting is one thing, but if you are stressed and worried - you'll suck just as bad. Let crap like this go - or do what I did - have some fun with it.

The whole reason I made my sarcastic intro'd post was just to illustrate practically what the mentor's here on FTR are telling us in their RANTs. - how to handle when a dumb person takes your stack. Please don't think I was just posting a bad beat just to post one - they happen all the time - that's the game. I got my entire stack in with an 88% chance to win the hand - I'll take that every day of the week and twice on Sunday.

As per the question about the play - no, i never suspected he had aces. Even the dumbest of dumb players should have shoved all-in after my 4-bet. His 3-bet and 5-bet were both min-raises. I did think he had a pair, and I was pretty sure after the flop I was dead with a set of queens or Ax. The minraises just made me think he was being an idiot - and I'd watched a few of his hands previously and knew he was playing junk.